Falkenhayn was a calculating man, not given to hyperbole, but his headquarters was thick with the euphoria of victory on the evening of 31 October 1914. He raised a toast in honour of the Kaiser and delivered a simple assessment of the day to his monarch: 'Your Majesty, the English army has been destroyed.' Perhaps more so than any other conflict, the First World War begs the question 'what if?' In this unique collection, leading military historians examine that very question through ten enthralling alternate scenarios. Within these pages you will find a vast clash of empires as Germany and Russia decide the fate of Europe in 1914, an imaginative British scheme to attack the Ottoman Empire from land and sea in 1915, a desperate battle for survival as French and American forces fight side by side at Verdun in 1916, a reimagined 1917 where the tank truly comes of age, and much more besides. Based on meticulous research and written with pace and verve, this will be of great interest to historians and general readers alike. Book jacket.