Fire and movement the British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914

Fire and movement : the British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914

"The dramatic opening weeks of the Great War passed into legend long before the conflict ended. The British Expeditionary Force fought a mesmerizing campaign, outnumbered and outflanked but courageous and skillful, holding the line against impossible odds, sacrificing themselves to stop the las...

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1. Verfasser: Hart, Peter 1955- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2015
Schlagworte:World War, 1914-1918 Großbritannien Erster Weltkrieg Westfront Geschichte 1914
Umfang:XI, 480 S., [20] Bl.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Small beginningsReady for war?
  • Lights out
  • The road to Mons
  • Battle of Mons
  • Battle of Le Cateau
  • The great retreat
  • Battle of the Marne
  • Battle of the Aisne
  • Race to the sea
  • Battle of Ypres: Contact
  • Battle of Ypres: Bedlam
  • Life in the trenches
  • Stagnation
  • Christmas truce
  • Epilogue.