Ypres - The First Battle 1914

CONTENTS Acknowledgements Maps Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Belgian option and the race to the sea 2. Four armies in Flanders Fields 3. Advance to contact 4. Kindermord 5. The South 6. Army Group Fabeck 7. Nonnebosschen Conclusion: The immortal salient Appendix: Orders of battle Bibliography Index

Summary

The battle for Ypres in 1914 represented the last opportunity for open, mobile warfare on the Western Front for the next four years. It was an end of innocence, marking the transition between war as it had been and war as it would become. This book aims to reappraise the conduct of the battle, its significance and its legacy.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Beckett, Ian (University of Luton Beckett, Ian F. W. Beckett, Ian F.W. Beckett
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.2006
• EAN: 9781405836203
• ISBN: 978-1-4058-3620-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book