| Mention D'édition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 628 pages) : black & white illustrations, maps. |
| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent. |
| Type De Document |
computer c rdamedia. |
| Carrier Type |
online resource cr rdacarrier. |
| Notes |
This a note. |
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Originally published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2013 as: Catastrophe. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-603) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
A 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. |
| Source Of Description |
Description based on print version record. |
| Sujet |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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Environmental economics.
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Europe -- History -- July Crisis, 1914.
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| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Autre Titre |
1914 : Europe goes to war. |
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Europe goes to war. |
| Publié Avec |
Print version: Hastings, Max. Catastrophe. Catastrophe 1914. First American edition 9780307597052 (DLC) 2013027865 (OCoLC)828893101. |
| ISBN |
9780385351225 (electronic bk.) |
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0385351224 (electronic bk.) |
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