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August 1914 : France, the Great War, and a month that changed the world forever /
On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks. Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand French soldiers died on the single day of August 22 alone--the worst catastrophe in French military...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Yale University Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Translator's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Map of the Western Front, August 1914
- One. War Breaks Out
- Two. Visions of War, Dreams of Peace
- Three. Farewell Ceremonies
- Four. Trial by Fire
- Five. The Shadow of Defeat
- Six. The Enemy Within
- Seven. Fears and Rumors
- Eight. The Sounds of War
- Epilogue: Beyond August 1914
- Timeline
- Notes
- Index