Description
In this vivid reconstruction of 1914, the diplomatic crisis that plunged Europe into war gives way to the first dramatic campaigns across Belgium, France, Serbia, East Prussia, and Galicia. Max Hastings combines gripping battlefield narratives with frank assessments of generals and political leaders, illuminating the decisions, ambitions, and miscalculations that shaped the conflict. Moving beyond the familiar imagery of trenches and stalemate, he portrays the war’s opening as a year of movement, courage, and catastrophic human cost—and explains why modern industrial warfare was destined to become a brutal war of attrition. The result is a compelling account of the battles and political forces that transformed Europe and set the course of the First World War.
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paperback
Vintage
Published May 13, 2014
704 pages
ISBN: 9780307743831
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Catastrophe 1914 by Max Hastings.