Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. TIMELINE OF MAJOR EVENTS xiii
5. IMPORTANT PEOPLE xvii
6. INTRODUCTION An Exchange of Telegrams 1
7. 1 A CRUEL DISILLUSION The German Invasion and the Miracle of the Marne 11
8. 2 LOOSED LIKE WILD BEASTS The War in Eastern Europe 38
9. 3 THE COUNTRY OF DEATH Stalemate on the Western Front 67
10. 4 ORDERED TO DIE Gallipoli and the Eastern Fronts 95
11. 5 Gordian knots American Neutrality and the Wars for Empire 123
12. 6 BLEEDING FRANCE WHITE The Agony of Verdun 150
13. 7 A WAR AGAINST CIVILIZATION The Chantilly Offensives and the Somme 177
14. 8 DRIVING OUT THE DEVIL Collapse in the East 203
15. 9 SALVATION AND SACRIFICE American Entry, Vimy Ridge, and the Chemin des Dames 229
16. 10 A FEW MILES OF LIQUID MUD The Battle of Passchendaele 254
17. 11 NOT WAR AS WE KNEW IT The U-Boat Menace and War in Africa 280
18. 12 JERRY’S TURN The Ludendorff Offensives 306
19. 13 ONE HUNDRED DAYS TO VICTORY Amiens to the Meuse-Argonne 331
20. CONCLUSION An Armistice at Any Price 357
21. NOTES 367
22. PRIMARY SOURCES 385
23. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 387
24. Index 389