August 1914 : France, the Great War, and a month that changed the world forever

August 1914 : France, the Great War, and a month that changed the world forever /

On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks. Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand French soldiers died on the single day of August 22 alone--the worst catastrophe in French military...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Cabanes, Bruno
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Yale University Press, 2016
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > France.
France > History > German occupation, 1914-1918.
France > Social life and customs > 20th century.
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Academic theses.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Translator's Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Map of the Western Front, August 1914
  • One. War Breaks Out
  • Two. Visions of War, Dreams of Peace
  • Three. Farewell Ceremonies
  • Four. Trial by Fire
  • Five. The Shadow of Defeat
  • Six. The Enemy Within
  • Seven. Fears and Rumors
  • Eight. The Sounds of War
  • Epilogue: Beyond August 1914
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Index

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