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The long shadow : the legacies of the Great War in the twentieth century / David Reynolds.

by Reynolds, David, 1952-

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W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence.

Civilization, Modern -- 20th century.

War and society.

9780393088632 (hc.)

0393088634 (hc.)

First American edition.

xxix, 514 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Originally published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One of the most violent conflicts in the history of civilization, World War I has been strangely forgotten, a ghostly war fought in a haze of memory, often seen merely as a distant preamble to World War II. Historian David Reynolds seeks to broaden our vision by assessing the impact of the Great War across the twentieth century. He shows how events in that turbulent century -- particularly World War II, the Cold War, and the collapse of Communism -- shaped and reshaped attitudes to 1914-18. Reynolds throws light on the vast expanse of the last century and explains why 1914-18 is a conflict that we are still struggling to comprehend. Forging connections between people, places, and ideas, the book offers a rich and layered examination not only of politics, diplomacy, and security but also of economics, art, and literature. A magisterial reinterpretation of the place of the Great War in modern history.

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