02798nam 2200601 450 991045983770332120200520144314.00-19-935553-30-19-935552-5(CKB)3710000000238187(EBL)1784103(SSID)ssj0001332874(PQKBManifestationID)12532239(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001332874(PQKBWorkID)11377143(PQKB)10326608(MiAaPQ)EBC1784103(Au-PeEL)EBL1784103(CaPaEBR)ebr10930215(CaONFJC)MIL646653(OCoLC)890981643(EXLCZ)99371000000023818720140917h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFire and movement the British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914 /Peter HartNew York :Oxford University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (537 p.)Includes index.1-322-15398-1 0-19-998927-3 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; IndexThe 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 YpresWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsWestern FrontWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsFranceWorld War, 1914-1918Personal narratives, BritishElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918CampaignsWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsWorld War, 1914-1918940.4/21Hart Peter1955-103141MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459837703321Fire and movement2066507UNINA