| Description |
xx, 395 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
An exchange of telegrams -- 1. A cruel disillusion: the German invasion and the miracle of the Marne -- 2. Loosed like wild beasts: the war in eastern Europe -- 3. The country of death: stalemate on the western front -- 4. Ordered to die: Gallipoli and the eastern fronts -- 5. Gordian Knots: American neutrality and the wars for empire -- 6. Bleeding France white: the agony of Verdun -- 7. A war against civilization: the Chantilly offensives and the Somme -- 8. Driving out the devil: collapse in the east -- 9. Salvation and sacrifice: American entry, Vimy Ridge, and the Chemin des Dames -- 10. A few miles of liquid mud: the Battle of Passchendaele -- 11. Not war as we knew it: the U-boat menace and war in Africa -- 12. Jerry's turn: the Ludendorff offensives -- 13. One hundred days to victory: Amiens to the Meuse-Argonne -- An armistice at any price. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- History.
|
|
History, Modern -- 20th century.
|
| ISBN |
0674016963 |
|
