Макс Хейстингс – Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914 (страница 2)
‘Authoritative and immensely readable’
‘If you’re going to read only one history of World War I, the chances are this is going to be it. Hastings is blistering about the incompetence of the commanders-in-chief on all sides. However it’s Hastings’ depiction of the cost of the war on the soldiers and their families that really gives
JOHN PRESTON,
‘This excellent chronicle of World War I’s first months dispels some popular myths’
‘Writing with marvelous cogency and trenchancy … a valuable contribution’
PIERS BRENDON,
‘Invites consideration as the best in his distinguished career, combining a perceptive analysis of the Great War’s beginnings with a vivid account of the period from August to September of the titular year’
‘Admirable in its scope and vividly told’
‘Truly a masterpiece. What [Hastings] does, in the same absorbing style that we enjoyed in
For
PENNY
who does the real work
Contents
The Organisation of Armies in 1914
1. ‘A Feeling that Events are in the Air’
1. CHANGE AND DECAY
1. THE AUSTRIANS THREATEN
3. ‘The Superb Spectacle of the World Bursting Into Flames’
1. MIGRATIONS
5. Death with Flags and Trumpets
1. THE EXECUTION OF PLAN XVII
3. LANREZAC ENCOUNTERS SCHLIEFFEN
1. MONS
2. LE CATEAU: ‘WHERE THE FUN COMES IN, I DON’T KNOW’
8. Tannenberg: ‘Alas, How Many Thousands Lie There Bleeding!’
1. PARIS AT BAY
1. THE MARNE
11. ‘Poor Devils, They Fought Their Ships Like Men’
13. ‘Did You Ever Dance With Him?
1. HOME FRONTS