The Myth Of The Great War - Softcover

Mosier, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861973950 ISBN 13: 9781861973955

Publisher: Profile Books, 2002

Synopsis

Based on a decade of research in French and German archives, The Myth of the Great War reveals what actually happened on the battlefield, as opposed to what French and British commanders and governments claimed. John Mosier analyses campaigns routinely ignored, and shows why conventional accounts of such major battles as Verdun are incorrect. He explains how German weapons, tactics, training and leadership were consistently superior and why their losses were very substantially less than those of the Allies. Mosier also discusses the major military leaders on both sides - Joffre, Petain, Foch, Gallieni, von Moltke, Ludendorff, von Falkenhayn, von Mudra, Pershing, French, Haig, Wilson and others.

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Review:

'Consistently impressive' - Ian Ousby, Spectator 'There is much in the book that I really admire, not least its brilliant recasting of the traditional military narrative' - Niall Ferguson, author of The Pity of War 'Historians who disagree will be compelled at the very least to come to terms with his argument. A necessary addition to any serious collection of military or WW1 history' - Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

John Mosier is Professor of English at Loyola Univeristy, New Orleans. He has taught widely in European literature and film.

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1861973950
• ISBN 13: 9781861973955
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400