The Killing Season: The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War

by Robert Cowley

An in-depth, authoritative account of the First Battle of Ypres, an early turning point in World War I that irrevocably changed the course of modern warfare--by the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History

The Marne may have saved Paris and prevented a humiliating setback for the Allies, but it did not spell eventual defeat for Germany. Ypres did.

The final months of 1914 were the bloodiest interval...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400068525
• ISBN13: 9781400068524
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.