The World Crisis is considered by many to be Winston S. Churchill's
literary masterpiece. Published across five volumes between 1923 and
1931, Churchill here tells the story of The Great War, from its origins
to the long shadow it cast on the following decades. At once a history
and a first-hand account of Churchill's own involvement in the war, The
World Crisis remains a compelling account of the conflict and its
importance.
The second volume of Churchill's history covers 1915 - the first full
year of a conflict that most of the antagonists had expected to be over
in a matter of months. Churchill here covers the intractable deadlock on
the western front, the use of tanks and gas on the battlefields and the
unsuccessful attempts by both sides to break through. In addition,
Churchill also considers his own involvement in the Dardanelles campaign
(Gallipoli).