Ten Days in August: The Siege of Liège, 1914 - Couverture rigide

Zuber, Terence

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 075249144X ISBN 13 : 9780752491448

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

In August 1914 the German main attack was conducted by the 2nd Army. It had the missions of taking the vital fortresses of Liège and Namur, and then defeating the Anglo- French-Belgian forces in the open plains of northern Belgium. The German attack on the Belgian fortress at Liège from 5 to 16 August 1914 had tremendous political and military importance, and yet there has never been a complete account of the siege. The German and Belgian sources are fragmentary and biased. The short descriptions in English are general, use a few Belgian sources and are filled with inaccuracies. Making use of both German and Belgian sources, and supported by tactical maps, this book for the first time describes and evaluates the construction of the fortress, its military purpose, the German plan and the conduct of the attack. Previous accounts emphasise the importance of the huge German ‘Big Bertha’ cannon, to the virtual exclusion of everything else; Ten Days in August shows that the effect of this gun was a myth, and reveals how the Germans really took the fortress and thus set the scene for perhaps the most destructive conflict in history.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In August 1914 the German main attack was conducted by the 2nd Army. It had the missions of taking the vital fortresses of Liège and Namur, and then defeating the Anglo-French-Belgian forces in the open plains of northern Belgium. The German attack on the Belgian fortress at Liège from 5 to 16 August 1914 had tremendous political and military importance. Nevertheless, there has never been a complete account of the siege of Liège. The German and Belgian sources are fragmentary and biased. The short descriptions in English are general, use a few Belgian sources, and are filled with inaccuracies. Making professional military use of both German and Belgian sources, this book for the first time describes and evaluates the construction of the fortress, its military purpose, the German plan, and the conduct of the German attack on the night of 5-6 August. Previous accounts emphasize the importance of the huge German Big Bertha cannon, to the virtual exclusion of everything else: the Siege of Liège shows that the effect of this gun was a myth, and shows how the Germans really took the fortress. This is how the whole bloody mess started.

Biographie de l'auteur

Terence Zuber was a U.S. Army infantry officer from 1970 to 1990. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for counter-espionage operations. His other books include The Battle of the Frontiers" and "The Real German War Plan 1904-14," and he has written numerous articles for War in History," " History Today," and" Intelligence and National Security." He lives in New Martinsville, West Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 075249144X
• ISBN 13: 9780752491448
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible