Written in Blood: The Battles for Fortress Przemysl in Wwi

by Graydon A. Tunstall

Bloodier than Verdun, the battles for Fortress Przemyśl were pivotal to victory on the Eastern Front during the early years of World War I. Control of the fortress changed hands three times during the fall of 1914. In 1915, the Austro-Hungarian armies launched three major offensives to penetrate the Russian encirclement and relieve the 120,000 trapped in the besieged fortress. Drawing on myriad sources, historian Graydon A. Tunstall tells...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253021979
• ISBN13: 9780253021977
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher