Bibliograph

Collision of empires, the war on the Eastern Front in 1914, Prit Buttar

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Label

Collision of empires, the war on the Eastern Front in 1914, Prit Buttar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-457) and index

Illustrations

portraitsplatesmapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Collision of empires

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

858956311

Responsibility statement

Prit Buttar

Sub title

the war on the Eastern Front in 1914

Summary

An account of the battles fought on the Eastern Front during World War I reveals how delays in adapting to a modern war and inadequacies in supply and support arrangements brought about the downfall of all three warring empires

Table Of Contents

The German war machine -- The Russian steamroller -- Austria-Hungary: the other sick man of Europe -- Over the brink -- The first battles: Stallupönen and Gumbinnen -- Crisis of command -- Tannenberg -- The illusion of victory: Galicia, August 1914 -- The battle for the Masurian Lakes -- The reality of defeat: Galicia, September 1914 -- A bloody sideshow: the Siberian front -- Mud and blood: Autumn in Poland -- Łódź -- The first Christmas -- Disappointments and illusions

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