The long shadow: the Great War and the twentieth century

Abstract

"In The Long Shadow, critically acclaimed author David Reynolds seeks to redress the balance by exploring the true impact of 1914-18 on the 20th century. Some of the Great War's legacies were negative and pernicious but others proved transformative in a positive sense. Exploring big themes such as democracy and empire, nationalism and capitalism and re-examining the differing impacts of the War on Britain, Ireland and the United States, The Long Shadow throws light on the whole of the last century and demonstrates that 1914-18 is a conflict that Britain, more than any other nation, is still struggling to comprehend."--Publisher's description.

Contents

Introduction: Great War -- Part 1: Legacies -- Nations -- Democracy -- Empire -- Capitalism -- Civilization -- Peace -- Part 2: Refractions -- Again -- Evil -- Generations -- Tommies -- Remembrance -- Conclusion: Long shadow.