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The killing season the autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the afternoon that cost Germany a war

"The Marne did not spell eventual defeat for Germany. Ypres did. The First Battle of Ypres, waged in the fall of 1914, changed how wars are fought. This decisive battle denied Germany a quick victory as they failed to capture the Channel ports, ensuring World War I would carry on for years. It not o...

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Main Author: Cowley, Robert (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ypres, 1st Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1914.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Belgium > Ieper.
Ieper (Belgium) > History, Military > 20th century.
Command of troops.
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Table of Contents:
  • August 20, 1914, Near Charleroi, Belgium
  • ''The Virtuosity of Sheer Audacity"
  • The Man Who Willed A War
  • The Strength of Despair
  • The Antwerp Diversion
  • Testimony Of The Spade
  • Race to the Sea
  • Accidental Tourists
  • October Surprise
  • The Salient
  • Shoulder to Shoulder
  • Singers in the Mist
  • The River Redoubt
  • The Great Fear
  • ''Hanging On By Our Eyelids"
  • One Day
  • The Bargeman's Solution
  • Dead Sea
  • The Gap
  • "Fancy Meeting You Here"
  • The Kaiser's Battle
  • The Invention of No-Man's-Land
  • November 17-18, 1914, Klein-Zillebeke, Belgium.

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