The guns of August :
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2014Edition: [New edition]Description: xxvi, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241968215 (pbk.) :Uniform titles: August 1914 Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns | World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes | Warfare and DefenceDDC classification: 940.42 LOC classification: D521Summary: The Guns of August is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war, and the everyday problems of the field commanders.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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This edition originally published: New York: Ballantine, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Guns of August is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war, and the everyday problems of the field commanders.