Description
| Product ID: | 9780241968215 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Guns of August |
| Subtitle: | The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War |
| Authors: | Author: Barbara Tuchman |
| Page Count: | 608 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History, First World War, War and defence operations, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, First World War, War & defence operations, Europe, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the precipitous plunge into war and the brutal and bloody battles of August 1914, this book shows how events were propelled by a horrific logic which swept all sides up in its unstoppable momentum. Barbara Tuchman''s The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-06-05 |