It is impossible ... to exaggerate how impressive this book is (David Crane The Spectator )Brilliant and comprehensive ... a major contribution (A. W. Purdue The Times Higher Education Supplement )This is, as one would expect from a historian of Stevenson's great learning and analytical power, a masterly study (The Sunday Telegraph )An immensely useful study, emphasising the crucial importance of morale, political stability and trust (Max Egremont Literary Review )Stevenson brings to his study a formidable authority and mastery of the sources, and judgments that seem admirably measured and nuanced (Max Hastings Sunday Times )A fascinating military narrative ... masterly (William Anthony Hay Wall Street Journal )A magnificent and exhaustive account of the war's final year ... Stevenson has a deserved reputation as one of the world's leading authorities on the war (Tony Barber Financial Times )A magisterial single volume synthesis of all the themes to deliver a punchy, incisive reboot of