
- 360 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
World War I was the first truly global conflict and its effects were felt across the British Empire. When war broke out in 1914, Great Britain had the largest empire, encompassing one quarter of the population of the world. Many colonial citizens were to be enlisted into the war effort and shipped from their homes in Africa, Asia and Australasia to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front. What was the experience of war like for citizens of empire, whether combatants or not? How did the empire affect countries administered by Great Britain but geographically located tens of thousands of miles from the conflict? In this book, John Connor tells the story of the people whose lives were profoundly affected by 'someone else's war' – dragged, against their will, into a geopolitical conflict vastly removed from their normal lives.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Map
- Introduction – The British Empire and World War I
- 1: 1914: The Emden in the Indian Ocean
- 2: Shipping, Trade and Rationing
- 3: 1915: The Three Battles of Aubers Ridge, France
- 4: Making Munitions
- 5: 1916: The East African Campaign
- 6: Dissent
- 7: 1917: The Battle of Messines
- 8: Volunteers and Conscripts
- 9: 1918: The Battles of Amiens and Megiddo
- 10: Farmers and Agriculture
- World War I Timeline
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- eCopyright