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Dr William Philpott is Professor of the History of Warfare in the Department of War Studies, King's College London. He is a specialist in the First World War, in particular British strategy and the history of the French army.
A first-class overview of the whole war, and a useful addition to anyone's library * Military History * Philpott's achievement is to present a view of The Great War as an attritional conflict in a very readable fashion. 'Attrition' is an accessible work for the general reader rather than a denesley argued mongraph... Attrition stands on its own merits, as an important contribution to an active and lively scholarly debate William Philpott's boldly argued and engaging book is a timely rejoinder to simplistic views * Times Literary Supplement * A highly readable account . . . a great book for those who want to look behind the propaganda * Sunday Herald * A refreshingly balanced view . . . the great strength of Philpott's book is its magisterial overview of the whole war . . . a fine contribution to our growing understanding of the conflict -- Peter Parker * Daily Telegraph *
