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Author: Dr Christopher Duffy
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Dimensions:
Width: 12.80cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 19.60cm
Weight: 0.320kg
ISBN: 9780753822029
ISBN 10: 0753822024
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 02 October 2008
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Subtle and intelligent * DAILY TELEGRAPH * It is difficult to understate the importance of this book to our understanding of the Western Front in the First World War ... Exploiting both archival and published German-language material, Professor Duffy has produced a richly detailed, scholarly and immensely readable study of a vital but neglected subject ... THROUGH GERMAN EYES shows Christopher Duffy, one of the world's leading military historians, at the very top of his form. Every subsequent historian of the First World War will be forced to take account of his conclusions * BRITISH ARMY REVIEW * Duffy's book is crisply written and an easy read * SCOTSMAN * Not another comprehensive history of the Battle of the Somme, but a look at it from the German point of view * BELFAST TELEGRAPH * Christopher Duffy's subtle and intelligent book... is a refreshing addition to the literature of the Western Front experience -- Patrick Bishop Excellent ... fascinating first-hand reports ... enlightening * LITERARY REVIEW *
Excellent ... fascinating first-hand reports ... enlightening * LITERARY REVIEW * Christopher Duffy's subtle and intelligent book... is a refreshing addition to the literature of the Western Front experience -- Patrick Bishop Not another comprehensive history of the Battle of the Somme, but a look at it from the German point of view * BELFAST TELEGRAPH * Duffy's book is crisply written and an easy read * SCOTSMAN * It is difficult to understate the importance of this book to our understanding of the Western Front in the First World War ... Exploiting both archival and published German-language material, Professor Duffy has produced a richly detailed, scholarly and immensely readable study of a vital but neglected subject ... THROUGH GERMAN EYES shows Christopher Duffy, one of the world's leading military historians, at the very top of his form. Every subsequent historian of the First World War will be forced to take account of his conclusions * BRITISH ARMY REVIEW * Subtle and intelligent * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Author Information
Dr Christopher Duffy was a Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst. Fluent in six languages, he is an acknowledged expert on the Austrian and German armies from the 18th century to 1945. Previous titles: The 45 (Bfmt Jun 07); Through German Eyes (HC); Fire and Stone; Prussia's Glory; Military In The Age Of Reason; Red Storm on the Reich; Borodino; Austerlitz 1805
