Adventures in Time: The First World War
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Dominic Sandbrook’s Adventures in Time: The First World War, first published in 2021, brings the Great War into vivid focus for younger readers, tracing the conflict that transformed Europe and reshaped the modern world. From the political tensions that led to war to the muddy trenches of the Western Front, Sandbrook moves between the grand clash of empires and the lives of individuals caught in its path, including soldiers facing the enemy and those witnessing history from the skies. His narrative follows the war’s unfolding drama through personal stories, historical detail and the extraordinary experiences of those who lived through it.
Part of Sandbrook’s Adventures in Time series, the book combines the momentum of an adventure with the care of a historian, making a complex and devastating chapter of history accessible without diminishing its gravity. Courage, sacrifice, technological change and the human cost of warfare emerge alongside the political decisions that shaped the twentieth century. Written for younger readers but rewarding for adults, it offers an engaging introduction to the First World War and reflects Sandbrook’s talent for bringing the past to life through the people who experienced it.
From the book
“The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands of men were scrambling up into the rolling fields of No Man’s Land . . .”
— Dominic Sandbrook, Adventures in Time: The First World War
On Adventures in Time: The First World War
“Compelling and vivid ... this memorable chronicle never loses sight of the terrible pointlessness of the conflict.”
— Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times