| Edition |
"Book of the Month" edition. |
| Description |
xii, 511 pages, 7 leaves of plates : maps ; 24 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-455) and index. |
| Contents |
Author's note -- 1. A funeral -- Plans. 2. "Let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve" -- 3. The shadow of Sedan -- 4. "A single British soldier ..." -- 5. The Russian steam roller -- Outbreak. 6. August 1: Berlin -- 7. August 1: Paris and London -- 8. Ultimatum in Brussels -- 9. "Home before the leaves fall" -- Battle. 10. "Goeben ... an enemy then flying" -- 11. Liège and Alsace -- 12. BEF to the continent -- 13. Sambre et Meuse -- 14. Debacle : Lorraine, Ardennes, Charleroi, Mons -- 15. "The Cossacks are coming!" -- 16. Tannenberg -- 17. The flames of Louvain -- 18. Blue water, blockade, and the great neutral -- 19. Retreat -- 20. The front is Paris -- 21. Von Kluck's turn -- 22. "Gentlemen, we will fight on the Marne" -- Afterward. |
| Summary |
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 of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive and spectacularly portrayed with her famous talent for evoking the characters of the war's key players, Tuchman's magnum opus is a classic for the ages. - Random House. |
| Awards |
Pulitzer Prize, General Nonfiction, 1963. Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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War -- Causes.
(OCoLC)fst01170331
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746 |
| Chronological Term |
1914-1918
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| Note |
London edition (Constable) has title: August 1914 |
| ISBN |
9780517385746 |
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0517385740 |
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9780026203104 |
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0026203103 |
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0345476093 (pbk.) |
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9780345476098 (pbk.) |
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