'In a remarkable and eye-opening book Olusoga has restored the conflict's global perspectives ... The magnificent, eloquently written The World's War is a genuinely groundbreaking piece of research' BBC History.

'The wartime experience of African, Chinese and Indian participants, for too long neglected, is detailed here' Good Book Guide.

'Meticulously researched and beautifully written' Military History Monthly.

A unique account of the millions of colonial troops who fought in the First World War, and why they were later air-brushed out of history.

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