With Our Backs to the Wall

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 WW1 history that is never a dull read * Warships International Fleet Review *
An outstanding contribution -- Frank Ellis * Quarterly Review *
A monumental study deserving of a wide readership by scholars and generalists alike * Library Journal *