The Great War
By
Peter Hart
Read by
Roger Davis
Release:
07/27/2021
Release:
07/27/2021
Release:
07/27/2021
Runtime:
22h 57m
Runtime:
22h 57m
Runtime:
22h 57m
Quantity:
“For a clear combat history of the war that represents current thinking and examines every major theatre, Peter Hart’s The Great War is hard to beat.”
The Economist (London)
A London Economist Best Book of the Year
Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by the Economist
World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. "Total war" emerged as a grim, mature reality.
In The Great War, Peter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict. Focusing on the decisive engagements, Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides. He surveys the belligerent nations, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Russia, for example, was obsessed with securing an exit from the Black Sea, while France—having lost to Prussia in 1871, before Germany united—constructed a network of defensive alliances, even as it held a grudge over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hart offers deft portraits of the commanders, the prewar plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.
World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. "Total war" emerged as a grim, mature reality.
In The Great War, Peter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict. Focusing on the decisive engagements, Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides. He surveys the belligerent nations, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Russia, for example, was obsessed with securing an exit from the Black Sea, while France—having lost to Prussia in 1871, before Germany united—constructed a network of defensive alliances, even as it held a grudge over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hart offers deft portraits of the commanders, the prewar plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.
Release:
2021-07-27
2021-07-27
2021-07-27
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
22h 57m
22h 57m
22h 57m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
1.5 lb
0.55 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781666134001
9798200846108
9798200846115
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