Fighting the Great War

Contents: Timeline of Major Events Important People Introduction: An Exchange of Telegrams A Cruel Disillusion: The German Invasion and the Miracle of the Marne Loosed Like Wild Beasts: The War in Eastern Europe The Country of Death: Stalemate on the Western Front Ordered to Die: Gallipoli and the Eastern Fronts Gordian Knots: American Neutrality and the Wars for Empire Bleeding France White: The Agony of Verdun A War against Civilization: The Chantilly Offensives and the Somme Driving Out the Devil: Collapse in the East Salvation and Sacrifice: American Entry, Vimy Ridge, and the Chemin des Dames A Few Miles of Liquid Mud: The Battle of Passchendaele Not War as We Knew It: The U-Boat Menace and War in Africa Jerry´s Turn: The Ludendorff Offensives One Hundred Days to Victory: Amiens to the Meuse-Argonne Conclusion: An Armistice at Any Price Notes Primary Sources Acknowledgments Index