Blood on the snow : the Carpathian winter war of 1915 / / Graydon A. Tunstall

• Autore: Tunstall Graydon A (Graydon Allen)
• Pubblicazione: Lawrence, Kansas : , : University Press of Kansas, , [2010]; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 940.425
• Soggetto topico: Military campaigns; Winter
• Soggetto geografico: Twierdza Przemyśl (Przemyśl, Poland); Przemyśl (Poland) History, Military 20th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: Fortress Przemysl -- The opening battles, August-September 1914 -- Siege and liberation, October 1914 -- The second siege, November 1914 -- Limanova-Lapanov and defeat, December 1914 -- The first two Carpathian Mountain offensives, January to mid-March 1915 -- The third Carpathian Mountain offensive, early March 1915 -- Breakout attempt and surrender of the fortress, March 1915 -- Gorlice-Tarnov and after -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Tunstall has done a brilliant job of researching and presenting a readable analysis of the nearly forgotten series of icy mountain battles that destroyed the Austro-Hungarian Army and fatally weakened the hapsburg monarchy."-Relevance: Quarterly Journal of the Great War Society "The book is a detailed case study, based on extensive primary source research, of an attempt to devise a viable strategy to meet drastically-changed, unforeseen conditions with impending crisis-and with an increasingly domineering ally."-Parameters "In giving a full account of the winter war, Tunstall has rendered a vital service to our understanding of World War I. This is a must book for experts and novices alike."-NYMAS Review, New York Military Affairs Symposium "Tunstall has done a brilliant job of researching and presenting a readable analysis."-Camaraderie: The Journal of the Western Front Association.
• Titolo autorizzato: Blood on the snow
• ISBN: 0-7006-2725-1; 0-253-02207-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798528003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Twentieth-century battles.