1917 : war peace and revolution 1917 was a year of calamitous events and one of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War. In 1917: War Peace and Revolution leading historian of World War I David Stevenson examines this crucial year in context and illuminates the century that followed. He shows how in this one year the war was transformed but also what drove the conflict onwards and how it continued to escalate. Two developments in particular the Russian Revolution and American intervention had worldwide repercussions. Offering a close examination of the key decisions David Stevenson considers Germanys campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare Americas declaration of war in response and Britains frustration of German strategy by adopting the convoy system as well as why (paradoxically) the military and political stalemate in Europe persisted. Focusing on the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II on the disastrous spring offensive that plunged the French army into mutiny on the summer attacks that undermined the moderate Provisional Government in Russia and exposed Italy to national humiliation at Caporetto and on the British decision for the ill fated Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) 1917 offers a truly international understanding of events. The failed attempts to end the war by negotiation further clarify the underlying forces that prolonged it. David Stevenson also analyzes the global consequences of the years developments describing how countries such as Brazil and China joined the belligerents how Britain offered responsible government to India and the Allies promised a Jewish national home in Palestine. Blending political and military history and moving from capital to capital and between the cabinet chamber and the battle front the book highlights the often tumultuous debates through which leaders entered and escalated the war and the paradox that continued fighting was justifiable as the shortest road towards regaining peace Provided by publisher Part 1. Atlantic Prologue Unleashing the U boats Enter America Britain adopts convoys Part 2. Continental Impasse. Tsar Nicholas abdicates France attacks The Kerensky offensive The road to Passchendaele Collapse at Caporetto Peace moves and their rejection Part 3. Global Repercussions. The spread of intervention : Greece Brazil Siam China Responsible government for India A Jewish national home Part 4. Conclusion Towards 1918 : Lenins revolution the Ludendorff offensives and Wilsons Fourteen Points