The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century Playing Cards instrumental conflict

instrumental conflict

elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power in the winning of the Great War

It’s taxis shuttled troops to the front

the doughboy once more speaks in his own true voice

The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century Playing Cards instrumental conflictDescription by David Reynolds Paperback Winner of the 2014 PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize for the Best Work of History. "If you only read one book about the First World War in this anniversary year, read The Long Shadow. David Reynolds writes superbly and his analysis is compelling and original." Anne Chisolm, Chair of the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize Committee, and Chair of the Royal Society of Literature. One of the most violent conflicts in the history of