"Morrow does more than simply point at a map and intone locations and dates DEL his characters become dramatic and autonomous. We do not simply learn what they did, we understand it. [ DEL] Morrow is the sort of compassionate, original historian who gives you faith in the future." The Observer "[Morrow's] work is lively, informative and based on a lifetime of reading." The Independent "ANOTHER book on the First World War? Surely not. But this one is different. With a staggering wealth of reference, John H. Morrow has produced a universal historical tapestry which weaves together the international threads that provide the woof and warp of the conflict that introduced and essentially shaped the most barbaric century in human history." The Morning Star The Great War. An Imperial History is a landmark new history that firmly places the First World War in the context of imperialism. It was the desire for empire, deeply engrained in late nineteenth and early twentieth century politics, which sparked conflicts and then war. This compelling account moves away from a Eurocentric view of the Great War, giving due weight to the non-European people's impact on the conflict and paying attention to colonial settings of war. Now published for the first time in paperback.