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The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century

David Reynolds

Why does the First World War still shape nations, democracy, empire and memory, long after the last veterans have died?

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Author
David Reynolds

Why read it

  • You will see how memories of one war guided the choices leaders made in the next
  • You will understand why Wilson's ideas about a new world order still echo in American foreign policy
  • You will learn how remembering a war changes over a century, and why each generation tells it differently

Who it is for

  • A reader asking why the twentieth century turned out as it did
  • A history teacher linking the Great War to what came later
  • Someone visiting war memorials who wants to know what they mean

Contents

  1. Introduction – Great War
  2. Part One – Legacies
  3. 1. Nations
  4. 2. Democracy
  5. 3. Empire
  6. 4. Capitalism
  7. 5. Civilization
  8. 6. Peace
  9. Part Two – Refractions
  10. 7. Again
  11. 8. Evil
  12. 9. Generations
  13. 10. Tommies
  14. 11. Remembrance
  15. Conclusion – Long Shadow
  16. ABBREVIATIONS TO NOTES

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