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# The Western Front: The authoritative history of world war one from the acclaimed author of Passchendaele

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Review: Great overview - There is a certain type of military history book exemplified by Max Hastings and Anthony Beevor in which the author selects a subject with high “brand awareness” such as Stalingrad, the Vietnam War, D-Day etc and creates a “soup to nuts” overview of the subject. The Western Front is certainly well within this particular canon – as it were. Although the canvas is usually large – you will never find a volume on rifle grenades of the British Army 1914-18 by this type of author, by confining it to one albeit large volume, of necessity the reader won’t find much by the way of granular detail. The issue is not so much what goes in but what is left out. Thus Nick Lloyd will spend forty or so pages on the 1918 German Offensives; generally the narrative is at Army level with occasional refences to small actions so the overall effect is that the book acts as a very good primer if the reader was coming to the subject without knowing too much. There are some curious omissions such as the 1915 Shell Scandal and only a passing reference to Jutland surely a major influence on the course of the Western Front given that it allowed a ruinous naval blockade of Germany. On the other hand there is a paragraph on the A7V in action at Villers-Bretonneux possibly out of proportion to it’s significance however I suppose it does add a bit of flavour to the “5th Army moved here, 3rd Army moved there” narrative. Because this has a top down approach there is a concentration on the major players both political and military, this is not really an account of life in the trenches, there are other books to cover that. It is very good at putting the Western Front in the context of the First World War, there are frequent references to what was happening elsewhere both militarily and politically. Do we learn anything new here after all the First World War is awash with books both narrative and analytical on the subject. If you are familiar with the Western Front then there are unlikely to be any revelations nonetheless it’s an immensely readable book. The layout with full pages of a reasonably sized typeface unburdened by footnotes matches perfectly with Nick Lloyds pacey, literate style that at times reads like a thriller is in stark contrast to some of the more turgid and dry military history books so it reads effortlessly. I can imagine this book selling well alongside the latest Beevor/Hastings volumes. Frankly if you want to delve deeper then there are other more specific books available
Review: History scrutinised - This is a great insight into WW1. I grew up only looking at the British perspective of history, but this tells the whole story of the Western Front. We need to consider that much of the damage (Western Front) was done on French land, so we it's important to understand their perspective. We also get to hear the German perspective. Most of this is through the eyes of senior leaders, military and political. But we also get snippets of the lower ranks. All in all it was a horrendous piece of history. Technology and weaponry advanced during this time and manifested into what we now see as modern warfare, with tanks, planes, machine guns and so on. The death toll and future implications were also unspeakable. But going forward, when I wear my poppy in November and attend my local remembrance service, this book will help me contemplate all those deaths and sacrifices by the many and not just the British. One final thing, Field Marshall Robertson is my relative, so it meant a lot to me to hear about his involvement (whether he made right decisions or not)! Thank you to the author and I look forward to the next book which will focus on another area of WW1.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 94,854 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2,110 in World History (Books) 22,927 in Society, Politics & Philosophy |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (777) |
| Dimensions  | 13 x 4.4 x 19.8 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0241347181 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0241347188 |
| Item weight  | 500 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 688 pages |
| Publication date  | 4 Nov. 2021 |
| Publisher  | Penguin |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great overview
*by M***T on 26 March 2021*

There is a certain type of military history book exemplified by Max Hastings and Anthony Beevor in which the author selects a subject with high “brand awareness” such as Stalingrad, the Vietnam War, D-Day etc and creates a “soup to nuts” overview of the subject. The Western Front is certainly well within this particular canon – as it were. Although the canvas is usually large – you will never find a volume on rifle grenades of the British Army 1914-18 by this type of author, by confining it to one albeit large volume, of necessity the reader won’t find much by the way of granular detail. The issue is not so much what goes in but what is left out. Thus Nick Lloyd will spend forty or so pages on the 1918 German Offensives; generally the narrative is at Army level with occasional refences to small actions so the overall effect is that the book acts as a very good primer if the reader was coming to the subject without knowing too much. There are some curious omissions such as the 1915 Shell Scandal and only a passing reference to Jutland surely a major influence on the course of the Western Front given that it allowed a ruinous naval blockade of Germany. On the other hand there is a paragraph on the A7V in action at Villers-Bretonneux possibly out of proportion to it’s significance however I suppose it does add a bit of flavour to the “5th Army moved here, 3rd Army moved there” narrative. Because this has a top down approach there is a concentration on the major players both political and military, this is not really an account of life in the trenches, there are other books to cover that. It is very good at putting the Western Front in the context of the First World War, there are frequent references to what was happening elsewhere both militarily and politically. Do we learn anything new here after all the First World War is awash with books both narrative and analytical on the subject. If you are familiar with the Western Front then there are unlikely to be any revelations nonetheless it’s an immensely readable book. The layout with full pages of a reasonably sized typeface unburdened by footnotes matches perfectly with Nick Lloyds pacey, literate style that at times reads like a thriller is in stark contrast to some of the more turgid and dry military history books so it reads effortlessly. I can imagine this book selling well alongside the latest Beevor/Hastings volumes. Frankly if you want to delve deeper then there are other more specific books available

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ History scrutinised
*by S***Y on 22 October 2022*

This is a great insight into WW1. I grew up only looking at the British perspective of history, but this tells the whole story of the Western Front. We need to consider that much of the damage (Western Front) was done on French land, so we it's important to understand their perspective. We also get to hear the German perspective. Most of this is through the eyes of senior leaders, military and political. But we also get snippets of the lower ranks. All in all it was a horrendous piece of history. Technology and weaponry advanced during this time and manifested into what we now see as modern warfare, with tanks, planes, machine guns and so on. The death toll and future implications were also unspeakable. But going forward, when I wear my poppy in November and attend my local remembrance service, this book will help me contemplate all those deaths and sacrifices by the many and not just the British. One final thing, Field Marshall Robertson is my relative, so it meant a lot to me to hear about his involvement (whether he made right decisions or not)! Thank you to the author and I look forward to the next book which will focus on another area of WW1.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Concise Overview Of The Great War
*by T***N on 11 January 2026*

I did struggle somewhat with Nick Lloyd's The Eastern Front and did wonder if that might be down to me being uninformed about many of the key battles and campaigns. Off the top of my head I could name the battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in 1914 and the Brusilov Offensive of 1916 and the wider outcomes of these battles but I did find myself struggling with the rest of the book which felt like information overload With this book things were much easier to follow and understand if only because Britons of my generation with even the most rudimentary knowledge of military history will know of the battles and prime movers of the Western Front 1914-18 and if you don't this book will be a simple reminder. There's nothing radically in-depth about the analysis and several days after finishing the book what I remember most about the book is 1) The astronomical amount of ordnance produced and expanded by all sides 2 ) The author didn't think much of Haig's Generalship 3 ) General Henry Rawlinson was probably the most effective allied General if only because of his tactic of "Bite and hold" There's nothing much that will make you gasp "I never knew that" while your jaw hits the ground but we should all be suspicious about books that "challenge the mainstream narrative of the Great War" such as Mosier's The Myth Of The Great War and Wawro's Sons Of Freedom and Lloyd has written a very readable book on the Western Front 1914-18

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