Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of maps -- Preface -- A note on transliteration -- 1 Prelude to war -- 2 The decision to go to war -- 3 Opening moves -- 4 The year of uncertainty: 1915 -- 5 The year of glory and disappointment: 1916 -- 6 The dreams and realities: 1917 -- 7 The year of disasters: 1918 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index