A World Undone: The Story Of The Great War, 191... -

Meyer manages to balance the bird’s-eye view of grand strategy with the gritty, heartbreaking reality of the trenches. It doesn't just cover the battles; it explains why the world fell apart in 1914 and how it was never the same again.

It covers all fronts—not just the Western Front—giving a much-needed look at the Eastern and Middle Eastern theaters. A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 191...

Between chapters, Meyer includes short essays on things like the Romanovs, the U-boat menace, and the evolution of the machine gun. Meyer manages to balance the bird’s-eye view of

"The war was a long-delayed explosion of a world that had become too complex for its own political systems." the U-boat menace