Fire and Movement: The British Expeditionary Force and the Campaign of 1914

by Peter Hart

Book Overview

The dramatic opening weeks of the Great War passed into legend long before the conflict ended. The British Expeditionary Force fought a mesmerizing campaign, outnumbered and outflanked but courageous and skillful, holding the line against impossible odds, sacrificing themselves to stop the last great German offensive of 1914. A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199989273
• ISBN13: 9780199989270
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.5"