There is no one better placed than Scottish historian Sir Hew Strachan to speak on the subject of the First World War. With a number of acclaimed books to his credit, particularly the volumes on the First World War, the Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford, speaks to Pranay Sharma on all aspects of the event—from how it began to Britain’s role in it to how it came to be known as WW-I. Excerpts from the interview: