The Killing Season
The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War
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The Killing Season
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Paul Boehmer
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Paul Boehmer
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Robert Cowley
A proposito di questo titolo
“A masterful and heartbreaking book . . . If you want to know how modern warfare began, The Killing Season is for you.”—Geoffrey C. Ward, co-author of The Civil War, The War, and The Vietnam War
The Marne may have saved Paris and prevented a devastating setback for the Allies, but it did not spell eventual defeat for Germany. Ypres did.
The final months of 1914 were the bloodiest interval in a famously bloody war, a killing season. They ended with the First Battle of Ypres, a struggle in West Flanders, Belgium, whose importance has been too long overlooked—until now. Robert Cowley’s fresh, novelistic account of this crucial period describes how German armies in France were poised to sweep north to capture the Channel ports and knock England out of the war—and were only held back by a brilliant improvisation from a cobbled-together handful of desperate British, French, and Belgian troops.
In a re-examination of events that have too long seemed set in stone, Cowley combines a wide array of source materials with sharp portrayals both of military leaders and of the men they led. We follow Albert of Belgium, the world’s last warrior king; French General Ferdinand Foch, a former professor of military science; and Hendrik Geeraert, an alcoholic barge keeper, who pulled off Albert’s literal last-ditch effort. Many other memorable characters emerge, including Sir John French, a British commander, who displayed his greatest talent for maneuver in the bedroom; along with both a young Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.
The vast brawl of four armies in Flanders was a turning point that irrevocably changed the nature of modern warfare. In this visceral account, based on thirty years of research and picking up where Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August left off, Cowley details the crucial decisions that determined the outcome of the Great War—which may have been decided by a single, extraordinary afternoon.
Recensioni della critica
“A gripping literary and historical account, centered on the first four months of fluid movement surrounding the 1914 first battle of Ypres . . . revisionist and original military history at its finest.”—Victor Davis Hanson, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Everything
“Robert Cowley’s The Killing Season is a thrilling and compellingly readable account of the Battle of Ypres in October 1914, a pivotal moment which ended the war of movement and ushered in the four years of trench warfare which would cost millions of lives on both sides. . . . a magnificent, monumental achievement.”—Michael Korda, author of Muse of Fire
“Among military historians, nobody is better than Robert Cowley at breathing new life into long dead battles, demonstrating their true significance by presenting us with a host of key but never fully-considered factors. The Killing Season, the product of three decades of research, is a triumph of retrospection and reconsideration; but so well-written it’s easy to forget how much new ground is being broken. My advice is simple: Read This Book.”—Robert L. O’Connell, author of Revolutionary
“The Killing Season has all the elements of an epic. A bloody, consequential battle, a cast of heroic characters, taut writing, superb research, and an unputdownable story, all make Cowley’s a great book. It will stand as a classic of military history.”—Barry S. Strauss, author of The War that Made the Roman Empire
“The Killing Season crackles with excitement. With a novelist’s eye for drama and a historian’s mastery of detail, Cowley delivers a powerfully immersive experience for the reader, viscerally conveying the sheer folly of a conflict that decimated Europe. . . . A deeply moving book that brings back one of the most important autumns of the twentieth century.”—Ted Widmer, author of Lincoln on the Verge
“This is a masterful and heartbreaking book. If you want to know how modern warfare began, The Killing Season is for you.”—Geoffrey C. Ward, co-author of The Civil War, The War, and Vietnam
“A gripping narrative about the autumn of 1914, focusing on World War I’s pivotal Battle of Ypres and its profound impact . . . enhanced by compelling accounts of the key actions and figures . . . [Cowley’s] ability to blend historical insight and vivid storytelling makes this a valuable read. . . . Clear and intelligently written; enjoyable for both the average history buff and researchers.”—Library Journal, starred review
“Robert Cowley’s The Killing Season is a thrilling and compellingly readable account of the Battle of Ypres in October 1914, a pivotal moment which ended the war of movement and ushered in the four years of trench warfare which would cost millions of lives on both sides. . . . a magnificent, monumental achievement.”—Michael Korda, author of Muse of Fire
“Among military historians, nobody is better than Robert Cowley at breathing new life into long dead battles, demonstrating their true significance by presenting us with a host of key but never fully-considered factors. The Killing Season, the product of three decades of research, is a triumph of retrospection and reconsideration; but so well-written it’s easy to forget how much new ground is being broken. My advice is simple: Read This Book.”—Robert L. O’Connell, author of Revolutionary
“The Killing Season has all the elements of an epic. A bloody, consequential battle, a cast of heroic characters, taut writing, superb research, and an unputdownable story, all make Cowley’s a great book. It will stand as a classic of military history.”—Barry S. Strauss, author of The War that Made the Roman Empire
“The Killing Season crackles with excitement. With a novelist’s eye for drama and a historian’s mastery of detail, Cowley delivers a powerfully immersive experience for the reader, viscerally conveying the sheer folly of a conflict that decimated Europe. . . . A deeply moving book that brings back one of the most important autumns of the twentieth century.”—Ted Widmer, author of Lincoln on the Verge
“This is a masterful and heartbreaking book. If you want to know how modern warfare began, The Killing Season is for you.”—Geoffrey C. Ward, co-author of The Civil War, The War, and Vietnam
“A gripping narrative about the autumn of 1914, focusing on World War I’s pivotal Battle of Ypres and its profound impact . . . enhanced by compelling accounts of the key actions and figures . . . [Cowley’s] ability to blend historical insight and vivid storytelling makes this a valuable read. . . . Clear and intelligently written; enjoyable for both the average history buff and researchers.”—Library Journal, starred review
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