Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
2013-11-02T19:01:17-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzU3XC8yMDEzMTEwMjE5MDkxODEwMDJfaGQuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo1MDZ9fX0=Military historian Max Hastings presents a history of the first year of World War I in his book Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War. He examines the diplomatic failings that led to the onset of war and recalls the early battles, from the loss of 27,000 French soldiers in a single day, August 22, 1914, to the British efforts against the Germans at the battle of Ypres. This event at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., was co-sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore.
Military historian Max Hastings presents a history of the first year of World War I in his book Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War. He exa… read more
Military historian Max Hastings presents a history of the first year of World War I in his book Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War. He examines the diplomatic failings that led to the onset of war and recalls the early battles, from the loss of 27,000 French soldiers in a single day, August 22, 1914, to the British efforts against the Germans at the battle of Ypres. This event at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., was co-sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore. close