Book cover of Ring of Steel by Alexander Watson, featuring soldiers from the Central Powers marching in formation on the bottom half, with a red title and author's name on the top half. This captivating image encapsulates the intense era of European history during the First World War.
Hachette Book Group

Ring of Steel: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I

$35.50

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by Alexander Watson
Paperback
ISBN: 9780465094882

For the Central Powers, the First World War started with high hopes for an easy victory. But those hopes soon deteriorated as Germany's attack on France failed, Austria-Hungary's armies suffered catastrophic losses, and Britain's ruthless blockade brought both nations to the brink of starvation. The Central powers were trapped in the Allies' ever-tightening Ring of Steel.

In this compelling history, Alexander Watson retells the war from the perspective of its losers: not just the leaders in Berlin and Vienna, but the people of Central Europe. The war shattered their societies, destroyed their states, and imparted a poisonous legacy of bitterness and violence. A major reevaluation of the First World War, Ring of Steel is essential for anyone seeking to understand the last century of European history.

Dimensions:


6 x 2 x 8.75 inches

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