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28 July 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Setting in Motion a Series of Events Leading to World War I
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The Guns of August
The Guns of August is a volume of history by Barbara W. Tuchman. It is centered on the first month of World War I. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. Its focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers. The Guns of August thus provides a narrative of the earliest stages of World War I, from the decisions to go to war, up until the start of the Franco-British offensive that stopped the German advance into
The Guns of August is a volume of history by Barbara W. Tuchman. It is centered on the first month of World War I. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. Its focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers. The Guns of August thus provides a narrative of the earliest stages of World War I, from the decisions to go to war, up until the start of the Franco-British offensive that stopped the German advance into
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
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While I was with Presidio Press I edited a book called "The Lions of July" about all the diplomatic chicanery leading up to the outbreak of war.
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just finished "the Guns of August" good read on this period.
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