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August 1914 : France, the Great War, and a month that chaged the world forever /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cabanes, Bruno (Author)
Other Authors: O'Hara, Stephanie (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > France.
France > History > German occupation, 1914-1918.
France > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Map of the Western front, August 1914
  • One. War breaks out
  • Two. Visions of war, dreams of peace
  • Three. Farewell ceremonies
  • Four. Trail by fire
  • Five. The shadow of defeat
  • Six. The enemy within
  • Seven. Fears and rumors
  • Eight. The sounds of war
  • epilogue: beyond August 1914
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Index.