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1 online resource (533 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
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World War, 1914-1918 language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Fire and Movement; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Plates; 1 Small Beginnings; 2 Ready for War?; 3 Lights Out, 4 August 1914; 4 Road to Mons; 5 Battle of Mons; 6 Battle of Le Cateau; 7 Great Retreat; 8 Battle of the Marne; 9 Battle of the Aisne; 10 Race to the Sea; 11 Battle of Ypres: Contact; 12 Battle of Ypres: Bedlam; 13 Life in the Trenches; 14 Stagnation; 15 Christmas Truce; 16 Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index. |
| Summary |
The dramatic opening weeks of the Great War passed into legend long before the conflict ended. The British Expeditionary Force fought a mesmerizing campaign, outnumbered and outflanked but courageous and skillful, holding the line against impossible odds, sacrificing themselves to stop the last great German offensive of 1914. A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering excitement; pathos and comic relief; occasional cowardice and much selfless courage--all culminating in the climax of the First Battle of Ypres. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.
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Great Britain. Army. |
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History. |
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Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force.
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Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force. |
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Germany. Heer -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.
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Germany. Heer. |
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France. Armée -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.
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France. Armée. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- British.
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| Chronological Term |
1914 - 1918 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hart, Peter, 1955- Fire and movement : the British Expeditionary Force and the campaign of 1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 2015 xi, 480 pages 9780199989270 |
| ISBN |
9780199355525 (electronic book) |
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0199355525 (electronic book) |
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9780199989270 |
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0199989273 |
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9780199989270 |
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