{"product_id":"fight-to-the-finish","title":"Fight To The Finish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Mallinson . . . combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist.’ Lawrence James, \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe remember months, because months have names, because they are linked to the seasons, and because they have their own character. Looking at the First World War month by month reveals its complexity while preserving a sense of time. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the opening shots to the signing of the armistice, the First World War lasted almost 52 months. It was fought  on land, sea \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e in the air. It became industrial, and unrestricted: poison gas, aerial bombing of cities, and the sinking without warning of merchantmen and passenger ships by submarines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasualties, military and civilian, probably exceeded 40 million. Four empires collapsed during the course of the war – the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe First World War is almost impossible to comprehend. Day-by-day narratives can be dizzying for the reader wanting to make sense of the conflict as a whole. Freer-flowing accounts, while helping to understand the broader trends and factors, can give less of a sense of the human dimension of time. The month is a more digestible gauge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the Allan Mallinson’s monthly commentaries in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e throughout the centenary, \u003ci\u003eFight to the Finish\u003c\/i\u003e is a new and original portrait of “The War to End War.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318419792254,"sku":"NW9780857503800","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780857503800.jpg?v=1778700551","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/fight-to-the-finish","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}