Fire and movement : the British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914 / / Peter Hart

• Autore: Hart Peter <1955->
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (537 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.4/21
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Western Front; World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France; World War, 1914-1918
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Fire and movement
• ISBN: 0-19-935553-3; 0-19-935552-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459837703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II