Screen LibraryCatastrophe 1914 : Europe goes to war /
"From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: from the breakdown of diplomacy to the dramatic battles that occurred before the war bogged down in the trenches. World War I immediately evokes images of the trenches: grinding, halting battles that sacrifice...
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Alfred A. Knopf,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: from the breakdown of diplomacy to the dramatic battles that occurred before the war bogged down in the trenches. World War I immediately evokes images of the trenches: grinding, halting battles that sacrificed millions of lives for no territory or visible gain. Yet the first months of the war, from the German invasion of Belgium to the Marne to Ypres, were utterly different, full of advances and retreats, tactical maneuvering, and significant gains and losses. In Catastrophe 1914, Max Hastings re-creates t |
| Carrier Form: | xxxvii, 628 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-603) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780307597052 (hardback) : 0307597059 (hardback) 9780307743831 (paperback) 0307743837 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | D511 |
| CLC: | K143 |
| Call Number: | K143/H358 |
| Contents: | 1914 chronology -- The organisation of armies in 1914 -- Prologue : Sarajevo -- 'A feeling that events are in the air'. Change and decay ; Battle plans -- The descent to war. The Austrians threaten ; The Russians react ; The Germans march ; The British decide -- 'The superb spectacle of the world bursting into flames'. Migrations ; Passions ; Departures -- Disaster on the Drina -- Death with flags and trumpets. The execution of Plan XVII ; 'German beastliness' ; Lanrezac encounters Schlieffen -- The British fight. Mons ; Le Cateau : 'Where the fun comes in, I don't know' -- The retreat -- Ta |