August 1914: France, the Great War, and a Month That Changed the World Forever

by Bruno Cabanes

Book Overview

A haunting portrait of France at war

On August 1, 1914, war erupted into the lives of millions of families across France. Most people thought the conflict would last just a few weeks.

Yet before the month was out, twenty-seven thousand French soldiers died on the single day of August 22 alone--the worst catastrophe in French military history. Refugees streamed into France as the German army advanced, spreading rumors that amplified...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300208278
• ISBN13: 9780300208276
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.2"