The greatest day in history
how, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War finally came to an end
by Nicholas Best
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Unlike 1945, the First World War did not end neatly with the unconditional surrender of the Germans. After a dramatic week of negotiations, military offensives and the beginning of a Communist revolution, the German Imperial regime collapsed. The Allies eventually granted an armistice to a new German government, and at eleventh hour on the 11th of November, the guns officially ceased fire, but only after 11,000 casualties had been sustained—almost as many as on D-Day. Nicholas Best tells the story in sweeping, cinematic style, revealing that events were far from pre-ordained. From the generals' headquarters to the frontline trenches, from the factories to the farms, he reveals the twists and turns that led to the end of the Great War.
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The greatest day in history: how, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War finally came to an end
2008, Public Affairs
in English
- 1st ed.
1586486403 9781586486402
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The greatest day in history: how, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the First World War finally came to an end
2008, PublicAffairs
in English
- 1st ed.
1586486403 9781586486402
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
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