| Description |
1 online resource (533 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Contents |
Cover; Fire and Movement; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Plates; 1 Small Beginnings; 2 Ready for War?; 3 Lights Out, 4 August 1914; 4 Road to Mons; 5 Battle of Mons; 6 Battle of Le Cateau; 7 Great Retreat; 8 Battle of the Marne; 9 Battle of the Aisne; 10 Race to the Sea; 11 Battle of Ypres: Contact; 12 Battle of Ypres: Bedlam; 13 Life in the Trenches; 14 Stagnation; 15 Christmas Truce; 16 Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
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 last great German offensive of 1914. A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering excitement; pathos and comic relief; occasional cowardice and much selfless courage--all culminating in the climax of the First Battle of Ypres |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
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Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force.
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Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
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France. Armée -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
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France. Armée fast |
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Germany. Heer fast |
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Great Britain. Army fast |
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Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force fast |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Military campaigns
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France
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Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Personal narratives
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199355525 |
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0199355525 |
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0199989273 |
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9780199989270 |
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