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With Our Backs to the Wall
David Stevenson
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Description for With Our Backs to the Wall
Paperback. At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany had been calamitous, leaving hundreds of thousands of young men dead and wounded for negligible territorial gains. This book retells the story of 1918. It goes to the very roots of this instrumental turning point in modern history. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 528.
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Shortlisted for the 2012 DUKE OF WESTMINSTER MEDAL FOR MILITARY LITERATURE
At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany had been calamitous, leaving hundreds of thousands of young men dead and wounded for negligible territorial gains. Despite America's entry into the war the US army remained tiny, the Italian army had been routed, and Russia had dropped out of the conflict. The Central Powers now dominated Central and Eastern Europe, and Germany could move over ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141020792
SKU
V9780141020792
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-74
About David Stevenson
David Stevenson is a Professor of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and author of the highly praised 1914-1918: The History of the First World War: 'Momentous... this history of the conflict surpasses all others', Independent; 'Superb', Ian Kershaw; 'David Stevenson is the real deal', Niall Ferguson; 'The best comprehensive one-volume history of the war ... Read more
Reviews for With Our Backs to the Wall
It is impossible ... to exaggerate how impressive this book is
David Crane
The Spectator
Brilliant and comprehensive ... a major contribution
A. W. Purdue
The Times Higher Education Supplement
This is, as one would expect from a historian of Stevenson's great learning and analytical power, a masterly study
The Sunday Telegraph
... Read more
David Crane
The Spectator
Brilliant and comprehensive ... a major contribution
A. W. Purdue
The Times Higher Education Supplement
This is, as one would expect from a historian of Stevenson's great learning and analytical power, a masterly study
The Sunday Telegraph
... Read more