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No Man's Land: 1918 The Last Year of the Great War (Men at War) Hardcover – January 1, 1996
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In these pages participants on both sides, from enlisted men to generals and prime ministers to monarchs, vividly recount the battles, sensational events, and behind-the-scenes strategies that shaped the climactic, terrifying year. It's all hereâ the horrific futility of going over the top into a hail of bullets in no man's land; the enigmatic death of the legendary German ace, the Red Baron; Operation Michael, a punishing German attack in the spring; the Americans' long-awaited arrival in June; the murder of Russian Czar Nicholas II and his family, the growing fear of a communist menace in the east; and the armistice on November 11. The different points of view of Germans, Americans, British, French, and Russians add depth, complexity, and understanding to the tragedies and triumphs of the War to End All Wars.
- Print length651 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKonecky Konecky
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 1996
- ISBN-101568520093
- ISBN-13978-1568520094
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- Publisher : Konecky Konecky (January 1, 1996)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 651 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1568520093
- ISBN-13 : 978-1568520094
- Item Weight : 2.6 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,633,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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John Willard Toland (June 29, 1912 – January 4, 2004) was an American writer and historian. He is best known for a biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Rising Sun.
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Customers find the book provides a great starting point for studying World War I. They praise the author's writing style, describing it as an engaging narrative with vivid and well-documented vignettes from the trenches to cabinet rooms. The book is described as a well-written summary of the events of 1918, similar to a magazine article.
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Customers find the book a good source of history. They say it's a jumping off point for further study and provides insight into the last 15 months of that terrible conflict.
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Customers enjoy the author's writing style. They find the military aspects of the book interesting, but also appreciate the political side.
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Customers enjoy the book's narrative style. They find it fantastic, with vivid and well-documented vignettes from the trenches to cabinet rooms. The writing feels like a well-written magazine article.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018Like many people of my generation who enjoy reading military history, World War Two has been the dominating conflict that has shaped our reading lives. However, after decades of reading Second World War books, there are only so many books on Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad and Iwo Jima, etc. that you can read. Going back and understanding the Great War adds a whole new level of understanding to the history of the Twentieth Century.
John Toland's "No Man's Land" is popular non-academic history at its very best. Toland wrote the book for the general public and in feel it reads like a well written magazine article. If you are looking for serious military history, this book is not for you. However, if you are looking for a well written summary of the great events of 1918, this book is for you. It is a great jumping off point for more detailed study. Highly recommended!
- Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017Through vivid and well-documented vignettes from the trenches to cabinet rooms, Toland describes the last year of World War I extremely well. The military side is interesting but the political side[s a shocker. For example, Col. House intimated that the US would withdraw from the war if the other Allies didn’t accept the Fourteen Points. The maps are great.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2018Good book focusing more on the French, British, Russian, and American generals and politicians with their petty squabbles for control than the front line solders dying by the thousands. While these same generals and politicians argue it out at meetings the front line solders suffer from lack of food, ammunition, and with their lives horribly in muddy trenchs filled oft times with deadly gas. That may very well have been the authors point, that the frontline fighting man pays the price for their leaderships struggle for preeminence. It is an excellent statement of why wars should be avoided by the leaders of nations even at the cost of their own pride.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014the BOOK CAME AND AS ADVERTISED I READ THIS BOOK YEARS AGO IT IS A GREAT HISTORY OF LAST YEAR OF GREAT WAR I AM HISTORY BUFF AND 2014 IS THE 100TH YEAR SINCE WAR BEGAN I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK ON BASIS OF MY PAST READING OF IT I INTEND TO READ A FEW SELECT BOOKS ON WAR AS CENTENIAL YEARS MOVE TO 2018
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2021One of John Toland's best histories.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2009Excellent WW1 book, very well written. A great source of insight into the last 15 months of that terrible conflict. John Toland is an excellent war historian. I would recommend any of his books.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023I have read several of John Toland's books and have enjoyed them. This particular book never really took off for me. A lot of the book read like a Hemingway novel. Much of the first part of the book seemed to get bogged down in petty politics between the British and French leadership. Sometimes, I think the book got a bit skewed when Toland delved too much into Russian politics. However, I think the book starts to pick up speed once the Americans enter the war. The last few chapters recalling the efforts to achieve an armistice are quite interesting.
Nevertheless, one thing that truly astounds me is the amount of artillery and artillery guns were expended and used at the front - thousands upon thousands. Just incredible. And, the number of men who perished in individual battles. Again, incredible. The book is not that bad but I would search out other books first. It just never really took hold of me.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016Great book.
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- Robert G McPhersonReviewed in Canada on May 16, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
John Toland never lets you down.