Titre : | Ring of steel : Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I |
Auteurs : | Alexander Watson |
Type de document : | Books |
Editeur : | New York : Basic Books, 2017 |
Article en page(s) : | XV, 788 p. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-465-09488-2 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Index. décimale : | 940.414 7 |
Catégories : | |
Tags : | World War, 1914-1918--Germany ; World War, 1914-1918--Austria ; World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front |
Résumé : |
For the Central Powers, the First World War started with high hopes for an easy victory. But those hopes soon deteriorated as Germany's attack on France failed, Austria-Hungary's armies suffered catastrophic losses, and Britain's ruthless blockade brought both nations to the brink of starvation. The Central powers were trapped in the Allies' ever-tightening Ring of Steel. In this compelling history, Alexander Watson retells the war from the perspective of its losers: not just the leaders in Berlin and Vienna, but the people of Central Europe. The war shattered their societies, destroyed their states, and imparted a poisonous legacy of bitterness and violence. A major reevaluation of the First World War, Ring of Steel is essential for anyone seeking to understand the last century of European history. |
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308085 | 940.414 7 WAT R | Book | Royal Military Academy | Economie, management & leadership | Disponible |