World War I was a devastating total war. But what was the reality like on the ground, for both the soldiers on the front-lines and the women on the homefront? T... » 

World War I was a devastating total war. But what was the reality like on the ground, for both the soldiers on the front-lines and the women on the homefront? This book examines this question in detail and challenges some strongly held assumptions about the Great War. It paints a picture of the dynamics of total war on rural communities. «