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31%OFFAlexander Watson - Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918 - 9780141042039 - 9780141042039
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Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918

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Description for Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918 paperback. For the empires of Germany and Austria-Hungary the Great War - which had begun with such high hopes for a fast, dramatic outcome - rapidly degenerated as invasions of both France and Serbia ended in catastrophe. This book shows the history of the Great War and the major events from the perspective of Berlin and Vienna. Num Pages: 816 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DVH; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 42. Weight in Grams: 572.

Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2014

Winner of the 2014 Wolfson History Prize, the 2014 Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, the Society for Military History's 2015 Distinguished Book Award and the 2015 British Army Military Book of the Year

For the empires of Germany and Austria-Hungary the Great War - which had begun with such high hopes for a fast, dramatic outcome - rapidly degenerated as invasions of both France and Serbia ended in catastrophe. For four years the fighting now turned into a siege on a quite monstrous scale. Europe became the focus of fighting ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141042039
SKU
9780141042039
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99-1

About Alexander Watson
Alexander Watson is the author of the prize-winning history of the Central Powers in the First World War, Ring of Steel (also published by Penguin). He is Professor of History at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Reviews for Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918
In a year dominated by memories of the First World War, this supremely accomplished book stands out. Not only does it look at the conflict from the perspective of the losing Central Powers, imperial Germany and Austria-Hungary, but it brings together political, military, economic and cultural history in an enormously impressive narrative. Although Watson's book is based on archival research ... Read more

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