The Guns of August

The Guns of August (1962) (also published as August 1914) is a military history book by Barbara Tuchman describing the crisis and events of the first 30 days of World War I. Beginning on July 28, 1914, The Guns of August plays out the cataclysm of events that lead to Continental War, as well as the strategies behind the war which would lead to inevitable stalemate.

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1962 - Military history - Barbara Tuchman - World War I - July 28 - 1914 - Continental War

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In the early days of August 1914 Germany was in a state of massive mobilisation. Their plan, years in the making, was to sweep in a giant arc across Europe and, by the end of the month, descend on Paris, the heart of their longtime enemy. It is this single month that would spell out the future of Humanity.

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August - 1914 - Germany - Mobilisation - Plan - Paris

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Tuchman covers the two major theatres of war, the Western Front and the Russian Eastern Front. Some events covered include the search for the German battlecruiser Goeben by Allied forces in the Mediterranean. The Goeben finally took refuge in the Dardanelles while Turkey was still neutral and thus precipitated its entry into the War on the side of Germany.

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Western Front - Eastern Front - Battlecruiser - ''Goeben'' - Mediterranean - Dardanelles - Turkey

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