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Ring of steel : Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I / Alexander Watson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watson, Alexander, 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Austria.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 787 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Ring of steel : Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I, the people's war
- Subtitle on dust jacket: People's war
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Basic Books, [2014]
- Summary:
- A comprehensive analysis of the war efforts of the primary Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- Contents:
- Decisions for war
- Mobilizing the people
- War of illusions
- The war of defence
- Encirclement
- Security for all time
- Crisis at the front
- Deprivation
- Remobilization
- U-boats
- Dangerous ideas
- The bread peace
- Collapse
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2014.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-751) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780465018727
- 0465018726
- OCLC:
- 870986745
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