Author: MOSIER, JOHN (1944-)
Title: Verdun : the lost history of the most important battle of World War I, 1914-1918 / John Mosier
Description: New York. New York : NAL Caliber. published by the Penguin Group 2013. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 384 pages; Contents; Battles known and unknown -- How political geography dictated strategy -- The war of the engineers -- The September wars for Verdun -- The French riposte: October 1914-July 1915 -- France's winter of dreams and discontent -- The German gamble -- The most famous battle: February-March 1916 -- Panic. politicians. and Pètain: April-July 1916 -- Revanche and revision: October 1916-August 1917 -- The last battles: September-October 1918 -- A conclusion of sorts: the temptations of myth. Summary; Conventional wisdom holds that the battle began in February 1916 and lasted until December. when the victorious French wrested all the territory they had lost back from the Germans. In fact. says historian John Mosier. from the very beginning of the war until the armistice in 1918. no fewer than eight distinct battles were waged for the possession of Verdun. These conflicts are largely unknown. even in France. owing to the obsessive secrecy of the French high command and its energetic propaganda campaign to fool the world into thinking that the war on the Western Front was a steady series of German checks and defeats. Although British historians have always seen Verdun as a one-year battle designed by the German chief of staff to bleed France white. Mosier’s careful analysis of the German plans reveals a much more abstract and theoretical approach. Our understanding of Verdun has long been mired in myths. false assumptions. propaganda. and distortions. Now. using numerous accounts of military analysts. serving officers. and eyewitnesses. including French sources that have never been translated. Mosier offers a compelling reassessment of the Great WarÂ’s most important battle. Subjects; Verdun. Battle of. Verdun. France. 1916. Verdun (France) - History. Military - 20th century. Great War 1914-1918. and Associated Conflicts - The Western Front - 1916 - Verdun.Weight in Kg appr.:

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