Catastrophe 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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London, UK
William Collins
2013
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Table of Contents:
- 1914 chronology
- The organisation of armies in 1914
- Sarajevo
- 'A feeling that events are in the air'
- The descent to war
- 'The superb spectacle of the world bursting into flames'
- Disaster on the Drina
- Death with flags and trumpets
- The British flight
- The retreat
- Tannenberg : 'Alas, how many thousands lie there bleeding!'
- The hour of Joffre
- The nemesis of Moltke
- 'Poor devils, they fought their ships like men'
- Three armies in Poland
- 'Did you ever dance with him?'
- Open country, open sky
- Ypres : 'Something that was completely hopeless'
- 'War becomes the scourge of mankind'
- Mudlife
- Silent night, holy night