One of the most dramatic periods in modern history, the World War I era also marked a turning point in Romanian history. This is a collection of studies presented by Romanian, American and British scholars at the Fourth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi and Focsani, Romania, from 22-27 June 1998, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the great world conflict. Articles include: Through British Eyes -- Romanian Military Performance in World War I (Mark Axworthy); Major Factors which Determined the Conduct of the 'Great War' (Catalin Turliuc); The Anti-Communist White Guards and Romania, 1918 (Demetrius Dvoichenko de Markov); John Reed and Romania in 1915 (Kurt W. Treptow); and more.