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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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press,
2015
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| Sujets: | World War, 1914-1918 Großbritannien Erster Weltkrieg Westfront Geschichte 1914 |
| Description matérielle: | XI, 480 S., [20] Bl. |
Table des matières:
- 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.