An account not only of the military campaigns in which Britain was involved in World War I, but also of domestic matters, such as the political and economic organization of Britain for war, the extension of state control, and the problems set by shortages of shipping and food. The story continues beyond the military defeat of Germany and her Allies to the armistice of November 11, 1918, the Peace Conference, and the Treaty of Versailles. In order to explain why neither of the European belligerent groups would agree to bring the war to an end earlier by a 'peace without victory', Woodward turns his attention to British and German war aims, and the discussions with US President Wilson...