History on a human level. This is not a narrative of WWI, but the thought# snd words of those who lived it-without the benefit of hindsight. The author did an outstanding job of finding an extraordinary range of characters in different roles and in different theaters of the war – including those involved in the war in Africa, and the Middle East. Both men and women, members of the military, and civilians are represented. Outstanding. Narration must be unobtrusive. It was a little grating when the narrator changed his voice when quoting a woman. He didn’t sound like a woman,and would have been better to omit this styling.