Germany and AustriaHungary in World War I
by Alexander Watson
appears in History and Nonfiction.
Winner of the GuggenheimLehrman Prize in Military HistoryThe Society of Military History 2015 Distinguished Book Award RecipientWinner of the Wolfson History PrizeBritish Army Military Book of the Year For Germany and AustriaHungary the First World War started with high hopes for a rapid, decisive outcome. Convinced that right was on their side a...
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“Plain, economical prose drops you into frontline life and tracks the slow erosion of youthful enthusiasm into numbness. What works best is the intimate, day‑to‑day realism—small details of mud, fear, boredom and comradeship make the horror immediate. The main limitation is repetitiveness: similar episodes of bombardment, fatigue and brief leaves can blunt narrative momentum. Narrow viewpoint keeps wider politics offstage, so expect an emotionally draining, tightly focused portrait rather than a panoramic history.”
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