After leaving Oxford, Geoffrey Jukes spent 14 years in the UK Ministry of Defence, and Foreign and Colonial Office. He has also worked on the staff of the Australian National University. Peter Simkins was Senior Historian at the Imperial War Museum until his retirement in 1999, when he was awarded the MBE for his services to the Museum. He is Honorary Professor in Modern History at the University of Birmingham, a Vice-President of the Western Front Association and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Michael Hickey retired from his position as Colonel GS Ministry of Defence in 1981, after serving in Korea, East Africa, Suez and Aden. In 2000 he was awarded the Westminster medal for Military Literature. Michael Hickey joined the army in 1947 and served in Korea, East Africa, Suez and Aden. Before his retirement in 1981 he was Colonel GS Ministry of Defence. He has written a number of books, including Out of the Sky, a history of airborne warfare, and Gallipoli (John Murray, 1995). In 2000 he was awarded the Westminster medal for Military Literature. His hobbies include cooking, brewing, walking and travel, and he is a guest lecturer on Holt's battlefield tours. Michael Hickey is married with two sons, two dogs and a domesticated turkey, and lives in Winchester. Peter Simkins worked at the Imperial War Museum for over 35 years and was its Senior Historian from 1976 until his retirement in 1999. Awarded the MBE that year for his services to the Museum, he is currently Honorary Professor in Modern History at the University of Birmingham, a Vice-President of the Western Front Association and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Peter Simkins is the author of numerous publications on the Great War, including the book Kitchener's Army (1988), which was awarded the Templar Medal by the Society for Army Historical Research, and he's is now working with Dr Gary Sheffield and John Lee, on a two-volume Haig's Army.

Foreword by Professor Hew Strachen /Introduction /Chronology /PART 1: The Western Front 1914-1916 * Background to War * Warring sides * Outbreak * The fighting * Portrait of a soldier * The world around the war * Portrait of a civilian * How the period ended /PART 2: The Western Front 1917-1918 * Background to war * The fighting * Portrait of a soldier * The world around the war * Portrait of a civilian * How the was on the Western Front ended /PART 3: The Eastern Front 1914-1918 * Background to War * Warring sides * The fighting * Portrait of a soldier * The world around the war * Portrait of a civilian * How the war on the Eastern Front ended /PART 4: The Mediterranean Front 1914-1923 * Background to War * Warring sides * The fighting * Portrait of a soldier * The world around the war * Portrait of a civilian * How the war on the Mediterranean Front ended /Conclusion and consequences /Bibliography /Index