num_pages: 688
description: The author tells the story of the final year of the First World War, and goes to the roots of this dramatic reversal of fortune, analysing the reasons for Allied success and the collapse of Germany and its partners. Everything from food supply to finance, from strategy to technology, logistics and morale is explored.
language: English
title: With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918
publisher: Allen Lane