Aleks Bhagvasur

One of those books that manages to beautifully tell the story of a major conflict by embedding it into a global context and a longer look at history. With much attention given to far theaters of war such as the Middle East, Iran, Georgia, China, India and Japan, North America, Latin America, Indonesia, it still maintains a very well written narrative of the European events. It shows how dependent the events on the continent were on the outcomes of the struggles over colonial possessions. It brings up tantalizing details of diplomacy. Explains how the Great War effected revolutions and nationalist movements around the world. Etc etc… It’s got everything.

No wonder conservatives are so obsessed with the Stoics.