David R Stone
Author
Series
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
vii, 359 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Description
'A full century later, our picture of World War I remains one of wholesale, pointless slaughter in the trenches of the Western front. Expanding our focus to the Eastern front, as David R. Stone does in this masterly work, fundamentally alters?and clarifies?that picture. A thorough, and thoroughly readable, history of the Russian front during the First World War, this book corrects widespread misperceptions of the Russian Army and the war in the east...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 PDF (course workbook).
Description
Designed in partnership with History and using a distinctly European perspective, this provides a fresh lens through which to study major battles, larger-than-life personalities, twists of fate, and tales of intrigue. Over 24 lectures, a military historian reveals the strategic decisions behind U-boat assaults, D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the fall of Berlin, and so much more.