The Lost History of 1914

The Lost History of 1914
Title The Lost History of 1914 PDF eBook
Author Jack Beatty
Publisher Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Pages 0
Release 2014
Genre History
ISBN 9781408830581

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In 'The Lost History of 1914', Jack Beatty offers an original view of World War I, testing against fresh evidence the long dominant assumption that it was inevitable. He also examines the idea that trench warfare, long depicted as death's victory, was actually a life-saving strategy.

The Lost History of 1914

The Lost History of 1914
Title The Lost History of 1914 PDF eBook
Author Jack Beatty
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 401
Release 2015-02-03
Genre History
ISBN 1632862026

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Challenges beliefs that World War I was inevitable, documenting largely forgotten events in each of the warring countries to reveal how several factors may have prevented the war or caused a different outcome.

A World Undone

A World Undone
Title A World Undone PDF eBook
Author G. J. Meyer
Publisher Bantam
Pages 818
Release 2007-05-29
Genre History
ISBN 0553382403

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Drawing on exhaustive research, this intimate account details how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world “Thundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of true greatness that prompts moments of sheer joy and pleasure. . . . It will earn generations of admirers.”—The Washington Times On a summer day in 1914, a nineteen-year-old Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. While the world slumbered, monumental forces were shaken. In less than a month, a combination of ambition, deceit, fear, jealousy, missed opportunities, and miscalculation sent Austro-Hungarian troops marching into Serbia, German troops streaming toward Paris, and a vast Russian army into war, with England as its ally. As crowds cheered their armies on, no one could guess what lay ahead in the First World War: four long years of slaughter, physical and moral exhaustion, and the near collapse of a civilization that until 1914 had dominated the globe. Praise for A World Undone “Meyer’s sketches of the British Cabinet, the Russian Empire, the aging Austro-Hungarian Empire . . . are lifelike and plausible. His account of the tragic folly of Gallipoli is masterful. . . . [A World Undone] has an instructive value that can scarcely be measured”—Los Angeles Times “An original and very readable account of one of the most significant and often misunderstood events of the last century.”—Steve Gillon, resident historian, The History Channel

Verdun

Verdun
Title Verdun PDF eBook
Author John Mosier
Publisher Penguin
Pages 400
Release 2014-10-07
Genre History
ISBN 0451414632

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Alongside Waterloo and Gettysburg, the Battle of Verdun during the First World War stands as one of history’s greatest clashes. Perfect for military history buffs, this compelling account of one of World War I’s most important battles explains why it is also the most complex and misunderstood. Although British historians have always seen Verdun as a one-year battle designed by the German chief of staff to bleed France white, historian John Mosier’s careful analysis of the German plans reveals a much more abstract and theoretical approach. From the very beginning of the war until the armistice in 1918, no fewer than eight distinct battles were waged there. These conflicts are largely unknown, even in France, owing to the obsessive secrecy of the French high command. Our understanding of Verdun has long been mired in myths, false assumptions, propaganda, and distortions. Now, using numerous accounts of military analysts, serving officers, and eyewitnesses, including French sources that have never been translated, Mosier offers a compelling reassessment of the Great War’s most important battle.

The Lost History of 1914

The Lost History of 1914
Title The Lost History of 1914 PDF eBook
Author Jack Beatty
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Pages 402
Release 2012-02-21
Genre History
ISBN 0802778119

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Challenges beliefs that World War I was inevitable, documenting largely forgotten events in each of the warring countries to reveal how several factors may have prevented the war or caused a different outcome.

Europe's Last Summer

Europe's Last Summer
Title Europe's Last Summer PDF eBook
Author David Fromkin
Publisher Vintage
Pages 384
Release 2007-12-18
Genre History
ISBN 0307425789

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When war broke out in Europe in 1914, it surprised a European population enjoying the most beautiful summer in memory. For nearly a century since, historians have debated the causes of the war. Some have cited the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; others have concluded it was unavoidable. In Europe’s Last Summer, David Fromkin provides a different answer: hostilities were commenced deliberately. In a riveting re-creation of the run-up to war, Fromkin shows how German generals, seeing war as inevitable, manipulated events to precipitate a conflict waged on their own terms. Moving deftly between diplomats, generals, and rulers across Europe, he makes the complex diplomatic negotiations accessible and immediate. Examining the actions of individuals amid larger historical forces, this is a gripping historical narrative and a dramatic reassessment of a key moment in the twentieth-century.

1914-1918

1914-1918
Title 1914-1918 PDF eBook
Author David Stevenson
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 0
Release 2012
Genre World War, 1914-1918
ISBN 9780718197957

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Account of the major events of the First World War.