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Home Before the Leaves Fall : A New History of the German Invasion Of 1914 by Ian Senior (2012, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101849088438

ISBN-139781849088435

eBay Product ID (ePID)117181074

Product Key Features

Book TitleHome before the Leaves Fall : a New History of the German Invasion of 1914

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Germany, Europe / France, Military / World War I

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorIan Senior

Book SeriesGeneral Military Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight24.5 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-450198

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal940.421

Table Of ContentIntroduction/ The Schlieffen-Molkte Plan /Plan XVII /Opening Moves /The Battle of Charleroi /The Retreat Begins /The Battle of Guise /The Retreat Continues /The Eve of Battle /September 6th: The Battle of the Petit Morin /September 6th: The Battle of the Ourcq /September 7th: The Battle of the Ourcq /September 8th: The Battle of the Petit Morin /September 9th: The Battle of the Ourcq /Anaylsis /Notes /Bibliography

SynopsisThe German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came within an ace of defeating the French armies, capturing Paris, and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view. The achievements of the British Expeditionary Force were the stuff of legend, but in reality there were only four divisions in the field; the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history. In addition, all previous classic histories on the subject either focus virtually exclusively on the British experiences or are now very out-of-date such as Barbara Tuchman's Guns of August (1962) or Sewell Tyng's Campaign of the Marne (1935). Supported by up numerous sketch maps, extensive archival research and poignant first-hand accounts, Home before the leaves fall is an accessible, narrative account of the German invasion that came within an ace of victory, that long hot summer.

LC Classification NumberD531