A definitive Pulitzer Prize-winning recreation of the powderkeg that was Europe during the crucial first thirty days of World War I traces the actions of statesmen and patriots alike in Berlin, London, St. Petersburg, and Paris. Reprint.
The Outbreak of World War I; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series Barbara W. Tuchman ... In the wake of Charleroi and Mons, Belgium lay coated with white dust from the shattered walls of its houses and pockmarked with the debris of ...
In his diary for August 20, Wilson put down the same figure of 17 or 18 divisions for the Germans west of the Meuse, and happily concluded, “The more the better, as it will weaken their center.” Back in England, far from the front, ...
... 280, 284 Wagenheim, Baron, German ambassador to Turkey, 141, 158–159 Warrior, cruiser, 154 Warsage, 171, 173 Waterloo, 248 Watteau, Lieutenant, 412 Wellington, Duke of, 18 Wells, H. G., 312,314 Westminster Gazette, 201 Wetterlé, ...
Intensive study of the background of the first World War, and of the battles of Liege, Tannenberg, Mons and others fought during the first 30 days.
The Guns of August is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war, and the everyday problems of the field commanders.
With fine attention to detail, she reveals how and why the war started, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't, managing to make the story utterly suspenseful even when we already know the outcome.
An epic narrative based on events in Berlin, Paris, London, and St. Petersburg during the first month of World War I
The Guns of August is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war and the everyday problems of the field commanders.
In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize-winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course...
Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war.
The Guns of August