War of Attrition, William Philpott
War of Attrition, William Philpott
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War of Attrition
Fighting the First World War

Author: William Philpott

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Unabridged: 17 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2014

Synopsis

The Great War of 1914–1918 was the first mass conflict to fully mobilize the resources of industrial powers against one another, resulting in a brutal, bloody, protracted war of attrition between the world's great economies. Now, one hundred years after the first guns of August rang out on the Western front, historian William Philpott reexamines the causes and lingering effects of the first truly modern war.

Drawing on the experience of front-line soldiers, munitions workers, politicians, and diplomats, War of Attrition explains for the first time why and how this new type of conflict was fought as it was fought, as well as how the attitudes and actions of political and military leaders, and the willing responses of their peoples, stamped the twentieth century with unprecedented carnage on—and behind—the battlefield.

About William Philpott

William Philpott is a professor of the history of warfare in the Department of War Studies at King's College, London. He previously taught at the University of North London, Bradford University, and London Guildhall University. He is secretary general of the British Commission for Military History and served on the Council of the Army Records Society from 1998 to 2009, holding the office of honorary secretary from 2000 to 2005. William is currently chair of the University of London's Military Education Committee and sits on the council of the National Army Museum. He is a specialist in the operations on the Western Front. He has published extensively on the subject and is the author of the award-winning Three Armies on the Somme, Bloody Victory, and Anglo-French Relations and Strategy on the Western Front, 1914-1918.

Reviews

Goodreads review by robin on August 12, 2024

An Insightful Study Of The Great War The centenary of WW I offers the opportunity to reflect upon this seminal event of the twentieth century. In his new book "War of Attrition: Fighting the First World War" (2014) William Philpott offers an absorbing, moving history of the Great War which captures i......more

Goodreads review by Marks54 on December 23, 2014

This book is a sharp analytic approach to understanding WW1. Its perspective is that the strategy of the warring states evolved away from their initial emphasis on achieving a quick "knockout" victory and towards one of a concerted war of attrition, where victory would come to the side that was most......more

Goodreads review by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer on July 18, 2018

The book explores the First World War chronologically but also introducing different themes for each chapter reflecting the different phases of the war. The book’s first key theme is that the war was fought on five key interlinked fronts: the land front – which very rapidly became a battle of attrit......more

Goodreads review by Chris on January 10, 2016

Of all the historians I've read who specialize in the First a world War, William Philpott is the best at cutting through the myths and cliches of this titanic conflict to reveal the strategy and commitment of those who fought it. It does a great disservice to those who served, bled and died on all s......more

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