The month-long First Battle of Ypres was one of the most important confrontations of World War I, and the most disastrous for Germany: their defeat at Ypres cost them the war. This in-depth narrative puts the forgotten heroes and the tragedy of battle front and center, and questions long-accepted conclusions about the impact that Ypres had on WWI.

The First Battle of Ypres changed how wars are fought.
Ypres was the staging ground for the slow realization that bullets, rather than bayonets, would be the weapon of the future. It gave birth to "no man's land," that spectral...

'Anyone interested in military history or indeed history in general will find it fascinating to read.' The Spectator

Concentrating on the crucial and the seemingly insignificant, this is a provocative look at the way our world could easily have been.