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The Romanian Battlefront in World War I (Modern War Studies)
Glenn E. Torrey
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Paperback. A pathbreaking study of the Romanian Front in World War I. Provides a unique account of Romanian military operations and restructures our understanding of the Balkan and south Russian theaters of operation. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Despite a strategically vulnerable position, an ill-prepared army, and questionable promises of military support from the Allied Powers, Romania intervened in World War I in August 1916. In return, it received the Allies' formal sanction for the annexation of the Romanian-inhabited regions of Austria-Hungary. As Glenn Torrey reveals in his pathbreaking study, this soon appeared to have been an impulsive and risky decision for both parties.
Torrey details how, by the end of 1916, the armies of the Central Powers, led by German generals Falkenhayn and Mackensen, had administered a crushing defeat and occupied two-thirds of Romanian territory, ... Read more
Despite a strategically vulnerable position, an ill-prepared army, and questionable promises of military support from the Allied Powers, Romania intervened in World War I in August 1916. In return, it received the Allies' formal sanction for the annexation of the Romanian-inhabited regions of Austria-Hungary. As Glenn Torrey reveals in his pathbreaking study, this soon appeared to have been an impulsive and risky decision for both parties.
Torrey details how, by the end of 1916, the armies of the Central Powers, led by German generals Falkenhayn and Mackensen, had administered a crushing defeat and occupied two-thirds of Romanian territory, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700620173
SKU
V9780700620173
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About Glenn E. Torrey
Glenn E. Torrey is professor of history emeritus at Emporia State University, USA and author of Henri Mathias Berthelot: Soldier of France, Defender of Romania; Romania and World War I: A Collection of Studies; and The Revolutionary Russian Army and Romania, 1917.
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