With Our Backs to the Wall

It is impossible … to exaggerate how impressive this book is – David Crane * The Spectator *Brilliant and comprehensive … a major contribution – A. W. Purdue * The Times Higher Education Supplement *This is, as one would expect from a historian of Stevenson’s great learning and analytical power, a masterly study * The Sunday Telegraph *An immensely useful study, emphasising the crucial importance of morale, political stability and trust – Max Egremont * Literary Review *Stevenson brings to his study a formidable authority and mastery of the sources, and judgments that seem admirably measured and nuanced – Max Hastings * Sunday Times *A fascinating military narrative … masterly – William Anthony Hay * Wall Street Journal *A magnificent and exhaustive account of the war’s final year … Stevenson has a deserved reputation as one of the world’s leading authorities on the war – Tony Barber * Financial Times *A magisterial single volume synthesis of all the themes to deliver a punchy, incisive reboot of WW1 history that is never a dull read * Warships International Fleet Review *An outstanding contribution – Frank Ellis * Quarterly Review *A monumental study deserving of a wide readership by scholars and generalists alike * Library Journal *

David Stevenson is a Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of the highly praised 1914-1918- The History of the First World War.