The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 Fiction by William Philpott

by William Philpott

while the city's large Red Cross provided tireless support on the homefront

and families

Thirty years of photos and personal letters between the two men tell the heartwarming story of an unlikely friendship

Through her eyes we experience the class divisions in shtetl and synagogue

The Darkest Days: The Truth Behind Britain's Rush to War, 1914 Fiction by William PhilpottDescription By Douglas Newton Paperback The centenary of the outbreak of the First World War may be commemorated by some as a great moment of national history. But the standard history of Britains choice for war is far from the truth. Using a wide range of sources, including the personal papers of many of the key figures, some for the first time, historian Douglas Newton presents a new, dramatic narrative. He interleaves the story of those pressing