Meyer manages to balance the bird’s-eye view of grand strategy with the gritty, heartbreaking reality of the trenches. It doesn't just cover the battles; it explains why the world fell apart in 1914 and how it was never the same again.
It highlights the tragic incompetence of many generals and the incredible endurance of the common soldier. Killer Quote A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 191...
It’s a 700+ page commitment, but it reads like a thriller. If you want to understand the 20th century, you have to understand the Great War, and there is no better starting point than this. Have you read any other WWI histories, or Meyer manages to balance the bird’s-eye view of