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Catastrophe 1914 : Europe goes to war /

Title:
Catastrophe 1914 : Europe goes to war /
Author:
Hastings, Max.
Format:
Book
Institution:
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Contents:
1914 chronology -- The organisation of armies in 1914 -- Prologue : Sarajevo -- 'A feeling that events are in the air'. Change and decay ; Battle plans -- The descent to war. The Austrians threaten ; The Russians react ; The Germans march ; The British decide -- 'The superb spectacle of the world bursting into flames'. Migrations ; Passions ; Departures -- Disaster on the Drina -- Death with flags and trumpets. The execution of Plan XVII ; 'German beastliness' ; Lanrezac encounters Schlieffen -- The British fight. Mons ; Le Cateau : 'Where the fun comes in, I don't know' -- The retreat -- Tannenberg : 'Alas, how many thousands lie there bleeding!' -- The hour of Joffre. Paris at bay ; Sir John despairs ; Seeds of hope -- The nemesis of Moltke. The Marne ; 'Stalemate in our favour' -- 'Poor devils, they fought their ships like men' -- Three armies in Poland -- 'Did you ever dance with him?' Home fronts ; News and abuse -- Open country, open sky. Churchill's adventure ; 'Inventions of the devil' -- Ypres : 'Something that was completely hopeless' -- 'War becomes the scourge of mankind'. Poland ; The Serbs' last triumph -- Mudlife -- Silent night, holy night.

Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
940.311 .H27 2013Available