Verdun : the longest battle of the Great War
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Physical Desc
xi, 324 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Status
Yavapai College Prescott - LIMBO - Items being donated to other libraries
D545.V3.J36 2016
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D545.V3.J36 2016
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In Verdun, historian Paul Jankowski provides the definitive account of the iconic battle of World War I. A leading expert on the French past, Jankowski combines the best of traditional military history--its emphasis on leaders, plans, technology, and the contingency of combat--with the newer social and cultural approach, stressing the soldier's experience, the institutional structures of the military, and the impact of war on national memory. Unusually, this book draws on deep research in French and German archives; this mastery of sources in both languages gives Verdun unprecedented authority and scope. In many ways, Jankowski writes, the battle represents a conundrum. It has an almost unique status among the battles of the Great War; and yet, he argues, it was not decisive, sparked no political changes, and was not even the bloodiest episode of the conflict. It is said that Verdun made France, he writes; but the question should be, What did France make of Verdun? Over time, it proved to be the last great victory of French arms, standing on their own. And, for France and Germany, the battle would symbolize the terror of industrialized warfare, "a technocratic Moloch devouring its children," where no advance or retreat was possible, yet national resources poured in ceaselessly, perpetuating slaughter indefinitely.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jankowski, P. (2016). Verdun: the longest battle of the Great War . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jankowski, Paul, 1950-. 2016. Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jankowski, Paul, 1950-. Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War Oxford University Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jankowski, Paul. Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War Oxford University Press, 2016.
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