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The Greatest Day in History: How, on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, the First World War Finally Came to an End - Couverture souple

Best, Nicholas

 
9781586487720: The Greatest Day in History: How, on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, the First World War Finally Came to an End
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ISBN 10 : 1586487728 ISBN 13 : 9781586487720
Editeur : PublicAffairs, 2009

Synopsis

Unlike 1945, the First World War did not end neatly with the unconditional surrender of the Germans. After a dramatic week of negotiations, military offensives and the beginning of a Communist revolution, the German Imperial regime collapsed. The Allies eventually granted an armistice to a new German government, and at eleventh hour on the 11th of November, the guns officially ceased fire, but only after 11,000 casualties had been sustained—almost as many as on D-Day.

Nicholas Best tells the story in sweeping, cinematic style, revealing that events were far from pre-ordained. From the generals' headquarters to the frontline trenches, from the factories to the farms, he reveals the twists and turns that led to the end of the Great War.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas Best is the former fiction critic for the Financial Times and the author of a number of novels, travel and history books. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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Éditeur
PublicAffairs
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1586487728
ISBN 13 
9781586487720
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
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Personne responsable
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