Catastrophe 1914 · Europe Goes to War by Hastings, Max -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication List of Illustrations Maps Introduction 1914 Chronology The Organisation of Armies in 1914 Prologue: SARAJEVO 1. ‘A Feeling that Events are in the Air’

1. CHANGE AND DECAY 2. BATTLE PLANS

2. The Descent to War

1. THE AUSTRIANS THREATEN 2. THE RUSSIANS REACT 3. THE GERMANS MARCH 4. THE BRITISH DECIDE

3. ‘The Superb Spectacle of the World Bursting Into Flames’

1. MIGRATIONS 2. PASSIONS 3. DEPARTURES

4. Disaster on the Drina 5. Death with Flags and Trumpets

1. THE EXECUTION OF PLAN XVII 2. ‘GERMAN BEASTLINESS’ 3. LANREZAC ENCOUNTERS SCHLIEFFEN

6. The British Fight

1. MONS 2. LE CATEAU: ‘WHERE THE FUN COMES IN, I DON’T KNOW’

7. The Retreat 8. Tannenberg: ‘Alas, How Many Thousands Lie There Bleeding!’ 9. The Hour of Joffre

1. PARIS AT BAY 2. SIR JOHN DESPAIRS 3. SEEDS OF HOPE

10. The Nemesis of Moltke

1. THE MARNE 2. ‘STALEMATE IN OUR FAVOUR’

11. ‘Poor Devils, They Fought Their Ships Like Men’ 12. Three Armies in Poland 13. ‘Did You Ever Dance With Him?

1. HOME FRONTS 2. NEWS AND ABUSE

14. Open Country, Open Sky

1. CHURCHILL’S ADVENTURE 2. ‘INVENTIONS OF THE DEVIL’

15. Ypres: ‘Something that was Completely Hopeless’ 16. ‘War Becomes the Scourge of Mankind’

1. POLAND 2. THE SERBS’ LAST TRIUMPH

17. Mudlife 18. Silent Night, Holy Night Picture Section Footnotes Bibliography Acknowledgements Notes and References By the Same Author Copyright About the Publisher

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