The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I Contributor(s): Mosier, John (Author), Literary Agency East, Ltd (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060084332 ISBN-13: 9780060084332 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major battles with one-half to one-third fewer casualties than the Allies, and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - Strategy - History | Europe - Germany |
Dewey: 940.41 |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.28" W x 8.04" (0.74 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major battles with one-half to one-third fewer casualties than the Allies, and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mosier, John: - John Mosier is the author of The Myth of the Great War. He is full professor of English at Loyola University in New Orleans, where, as chair of the English Department and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, he taught primarily European literature and film. His background as a military historian dates from his role in developing an interdisciplinary curriculum for the study of the two world wars, a program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. From 1989 to 1992 he edited the New Orleans Review. He lives in Jefferson, Louisiana. |