Ring of fire : a new history of the world at war : 1914 / Alexandra Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Alexandra, author.

Eberholst, Nicolai, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918.

Nineteen fourteen, A.D.

Physical Description:

432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

monochrome

illustration

map

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2025.

Summary:

"The dramatic story of 1914--the start of World War I--presenting an expansive, dynamic history of the start of this truly global conflict. Most countries did not know what they were getting into during the precarious days of 1914. Global citizens believed they were going to get a short conflict that would settle old scores in a matter of weeks--but it was soon clear that was not going to be the case. From the Balkans to East Prussia, France, and Belgium, nineteenth-century warfare came face to face with twentieth-century technology and the ensuing, brutal clash of empires resulted in deadlock. And it was a truly global war, stretching from Europe to Oceania, from the Middle East to North America. It affected civilians as well as soldiers and governments, and for the first time, the world was faced with the fact that neutrality was practically impossible"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

What is to become of us?

The German locomotive

The light skins' war

Ukufunga

You have to serve the best you can

A brief autumn stroll

The fist of a colossus

Cerska Planina

Don't talk to me about the War

Revanche

Plain, dastardly murder

Stuck in the middle

You wanted the War!

War in all its horror

Blurred lines

Bits of cork in the swirl of a current

The mousetrap

The northern thrust

Not exactly winning

Live bait

The avalanche

Kesshitai

Without holding anything back

Judgement

Miracle on the Marne

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-418) and index.

ISBN:

9781639369270

1639369279

OCLC:

1460929437

Publisher Number:

90102357556