With Our Backs to the Wall Victory and Defeat In 1918 |
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| Author:
| Stevenson, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-06226-9 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Why did World War I end with a whimper-an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? Why did the Allies reject the option of advancing into Germany and taking Berlin? Most histories of the Great War focus on the avoidability of its beginning. This book focuses on Germanyâe(tm)s inconclusive defeat and its ominous ramifications.
Why did World War I end with a whimper-an arrangement between two weary opponents to suspend hostilities? Why did the Allies reject the option of advancing into Germany and taking Berlin? Most histories of the Great War focus on the avoidability of its beginning. This book focuses on Germanyâe(tm)s inconclusive defeat and its ominous ramifications.