Collision of Empires: The War on the Eastern Front in 1914

by Prit Buttar Narrated by Roger Clark

Overview

The fighting that raged in the East during the First World War was every bit as fierce as that on the Western Front, but the titanic clashes between three towering empires-Russia, Austro-Hungary, and Germany-remains a comparatively unknown facet of the Great War.



With the one hundredth anniversary of the beginning of the war in 2014, Collision of Empires is a timely exposé of the bitter fighting on this forgotten front-a clash that would ultimately change the face of Europe forever. Drawing on firsthand accounts and detailed archival research, this is a dramatic retelling of the tumultuous events of the first year of the war, with the battles of Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in East Prussia followed by the Russo-Austrian clashes in Galicia and the failed German advance toward Warsaw.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Insightful, drawn from numerous sources woven together into anarrativethat is easy to follow even if one knows little about this theater of the war...The centennial of World WarI is under way, andauthors aroundthe globe are writing many new books about the way. This book certainly ranks among the best of them.” —Military Heritage

“Painstaking research and firsthand accounts propel the author's narrative of events that took place during the first year of the war a century ago. Buttar's splendid hardcover book puts an exclamation point on the reality that their collision in combat resulted in the downfalls of all three empires.” —Toy Soldier & Model Figure

“Based in archival research, this book will appeal to readers interested in World War I and especially the first months of battles on the Eastern Front.” —Library Journal

“...a timely retelling of the early weeks of the war on the Eastern Front.” —WWI Historical Association, www.ww1ha.org (October 6, 2014)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171041199
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	12/26/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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