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Catastrophe 1914 : Europe goes to war / by Max Hastings.
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 this dramatic year, from the diplomatic crisis to the fighting in Belgium and France on the western front and Serbia and Galicia to the east. He gives vivid accounts of the battles and frank assessments of generals and political leaders, and shows why it was inevitable that this first war among modern industrial nations could not produce a decisive victory, resulting in a war of attrition. Throughout we encounter high officials and average soldiers, as well as civilians on the home front, giving us a vivid portrait of how a continent became embroiled in a war that would change everything.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781482927610 (library ed.)
- ISBN: 1482927616 (library ed.)
- ISBN: 9781482927634
- ISBN: 1482927632
- Physical Description: 20 sound discs (approximately 25.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2013]
- Copyright: ℗2013
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| General Note: | Unabridged. Compact discs. Title from container. "Tracks Every 3 Minutes." |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Reading by Simon Vance of the 2013 book. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918 > Causes. |
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