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The guns of August /Barbara W Tuchman.

By: Barbara W TuchmanContributor(s): Barbara W TuchmanMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: Brijwasi Book Distributors | H-87,Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi-110092Publication details: New York : Macmillan , 1962(1964)Description: 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780241968215Genre/Form: World WarDDC classification: 940.4144 TUC

Contents:

A funeral -- "Let the last man on the right brush the channel with his sleeve" -- "The shadow of Sedan" -- "A single British soldier ..." -- The Russian steam roller -- August 1: Berlin -- August 1: Paris and London -- Ultimatum in Brussels -- "Home before the leaves fall" -- "Goeben ... and enemy then flying" -- Liege and Alsace -- BEF to the continent -- Sambre et Meuse -- Debacle: Lorraine, Ardennes, Charleroi, Mons -- "The Cossacks are coming!" -- Tannenberg -- The flames of Louvain -- Blue water, blockade, and the great neutral -- Retreat -- The front is Paris -- Von Kluck's turn -- "Gentlemen, we will fight on the Marne" -- Afterward.

Summary: Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	SNU LIBRARY	940.4144 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	25293
Books	SNU LIBRARY	940.4144 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	25294
Books	SNU LIBRARY	940.4144 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	25295
Books	SNU LIBRARY	940.4144 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	25296
Books	SNU LIBRARY	940.4144 TUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	25297

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A funeral --
"Let the last man on the right brush the channel with his sleeve" --
"The shadow of Sedan" --
"A single British soldier ..." --
The Russian steam roller --
August 1: Berlin --
August 1: Paris and London --
Ultimatum in Brussels --
"Home before the leaves fall" --
"Goeben ... and enemy then flying" --
Liege and Alsace --
BEF to the continent --
Sambre et Meuse --
Debacle: Lorraine, Ardennes, Charleroi, Mons --
"The Cossacks are coming!" --
Tannenberg --
The flames of Louvain --
Blue water, blockade, and the great neutral --
Retreat --
The front is Paris --
Von Kluck's turn --
"Gentlemen, we will fight on the Marne" --
Afterward.

Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to World War I. Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't.

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