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Hew Strachan

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Hew Strachan is a Scottish military historian whose work focuses on war, strategy, and the First World War. His books include The First World War, Volume I: To Arms, published in 2001, and The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective. His academic career has included senior posts at the universities of Glasgow, Oxford, and St Andrews, where he was a professor of international relations.

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Who is Hew Strachan, and what period does he study?

Hew Strachan is a Scottish military historian whose work focuses on war, strategy, and the First World War. His major study The First World War, Volume I: To Arms was published by Oxford University Press in 2001.

What is The First World War, Volume I: To Arms about?

To Arms examines the origins and opening of the First World War, placing military events alongside political and strategic decisions. It is the first volume of Hew Strachan's planned history of the conflict.

What is The Direction of War about?

The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective connects modern strategic problems with lessons from earlier conflicts. It is more concerned with how states think about war than with narrating one battle.

Is Hew Strachan mainly a military campaign historian?

Military campaigns are central to his work, but Strachan also studies strategy, institutions, politics, and the relationship between war and society. His writing on the First World War therefore goes beyond battlefield chronology.

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