Days to Remember: The British Empire in the Great War

"Days to Remember" by John Buchan is a captivating study of the First World War which majorly focuses on the exclusive role that Britain along with its colonies played. The book reveals some significant campaigns on the Western Front such as Loos, Cambrai, Marrières Wood, Ypres, and the Marne. The author also sheds light on the capture of Jerusalem as well as the major sea campaigns. Excerpt: «It is never easy to fix upon one cause as the origin of a great war, and the war of 1914 was the outcome of several causes combined. For twenty years there had been growing up in Europe a sense of insecurity; the great Powers had become restless and suspicious of one another, and one Power, Germany, was seriously considering the possibility of some bold stroke which would put her beyond the reach of rivalry. Germany, since her victory over France in 1870, had become a very great and rich nation»