Impossible Peace

The First World War claimed a life every twenty-five seconds for four years. What had been the point of it all It was believed that World War One was the 'war to end all wars'. That the grief and loss suffered would result in a new world order, one in which peace and prosperity would replace inequality, injustice and power-grabbing swagger. But 20 years after the guns fell silent, the war drums were banging again louder and more lethal than ever. (...) (Amazon)