Turning Point 1917
The British Empire at War
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2017
- Category
- World War I, Great Britain
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774834025
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $30.99
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774833998
- Publish Date
- Feb 2017
- List Price
- $39.95
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Description
For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by crises. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. Soldiers began solving the problems posed by trench warfare. The dominions asserted themselves in the councils of imperial power. And the US finally entered the war. This book examines the British imperial war effort during the most pivotal and dynamic twelve months of the war. Written by internationally recognized historians, its chapters explore military, diplomatic, and domestic aspects of how the empire prosecuted the war. Their rich, nuanced analysis transcends narrow, national viewpoints to provide a multi-faceted perspective of events that laid the groundwork for victory.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Douglas E. Delaney holds the Canada Research Chair in War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is the author of The Soldiers’ General: Bert Hoffmeister at War (2005), which won the 2007 C.P. Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History, and Corps Commanders: Five British and Canadian Generals at War, 1939-45 (2011). He is also co-editor (with Serge Marc Durflinger) of Capturing Hill 70: Canada’s Forgotten Battle of the First World War (2016).
Nikolas Gardner holds the Class of 1965 Chair in Leadership at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is the author of Trial by Fire: Command and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 (2003) and The Siege of Kut-al-Amara: At War in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916 (2014).
Editorial Reviews
All of the writings [in Turning Point 1917] are well chosen, and they underscore the fact that there is much more to properly understanding World War I than just focusing on the Western Front … [F]or aficionados of the Great War, Turning Point 1917 is a must-read.
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Military Education and the British Empire, 1815–1949
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Britain and the Land Forces of the Dominions and India, 1902-1945
Capturing Hill 70
Canada’s Forgotten Battle of the First World War
The Soldiers' General
Bert Hoffmeister at War
Corps Commanders
Five British and Canadian Generals at War, 1939-45