The Fortress : the siege of Przemyśl and the making of Europe's bloodlands
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New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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1541697308, 9781541697300
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2020.
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Book
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xxv, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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English
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1541697308, 9781541697300

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Maps on end pagers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a scale previously unimaginable. On both the Western and Eastern fronts elaborate war plans lay in ruins and had been discarded in favour of desperate improvisation. In the West this resulted in the remorseless world of the trenches; in the East all eyes were focused on the old, beleaguered Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemysl. The great siege that unfolded at Przemysl was the longest of the whole war. In the defence of the fortress and the struggle to relieve it Austria-Hungary suffered some 800,000 casualties. Almost unknown in the West, this was one of the great turning points of the conflict. If the Russians had broken through they could have invaded Central Europe, but by the time the fortress fell their strength was so sapped they could go no further. Alexander Watson, prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, has written one of the great epics of the First World War. Comparable to Stalingrad in 1942-3, Przemysl shaped the course of Europe's future. Neither Russians nor Austro-Hungarians ever recovered from their disasters. Using a huge range of sources, Watson brilliantly recreates a world of long-gone empires, broken armies and a cut-off community sliding into chaos. The siege was central to the war itself, but also a chilling harbinger of what would engulf the entire region in the coming decades, as nationalism, anti-semitism and an exterminatory fury took hold.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Watson, A. (2020). The Fortress: the siege of Przemyśl and the making of Europe's bloodlands (First edition.). Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Watson, Alexander, 1979-. 2020. The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands. Basic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Watson, Alexander, 1979-. The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands Basic Books, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Watson, Alexander. The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands First edition., Basic Books, 2020.

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