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Book SynopsisA panoramic view of the British Empire during the most pivotal and dynamic twelve months of the Great War.
Trade ReviewAll of the writings [in
Turning Point 1917] are well chosen, and they underscore the fact that there is much more to properly understanding World War I than just focusing on the Western Front … [F]or aficionados of the Great War,
Turning Point 1917 is a must-read. -- Roger D. Cunningham * Army History *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Turning Points and Tapestries / Douglas E. Delaney and Nikolas Gardner
1 Never Over by Christmas: Meeting the Challenges of Interminable War / William Philpott
2 The Blockade in 1917 / Keith Neilson
3 The Imperial Munitions Board and Merchant Shipbuilding in Canada / Chris Madsen and Michael Moir
4 A Question of Command: GHQ and the Dominions, 1917 / Ian F.W. Beckett
5 The Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1917 / Jeffrey Grey
6 “The Willing Horse Is Being Worked to Death”: New Zealand’s Manpower Problems and Policies during 1917 / John Crawford
7 The Africanization of British Imperial Forces in the East African Campaign / Tim Stapleton
8 Vimy’s Consequence: The Montreal Anti-Conscription Disturbances, May to September 1917 / Serge Marc Durflinger
9 The British Media and the Image of the Empire in 1917 / Mark Connelly
A Few Concluding Remarks / Douglas E. Delaney and Nikolas Gardner
Selected Bibliography; Contributors; Index
