Ten days in August : the siege of Liege 1914
Zuber, Terence2014
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In August 1914 the German main attack was conducted by the 2nd Army. It had the missions of taking the vital fortresses of Liege and Namur, and then defeating the Anglo-French-Belgian forces in the open plains of northern Belgium. The German attack on the Belgian fortress at Liege from 5 to 16 August 1914 had tremendous political and military importance. Nevertheless, there has never been a complete account of the siege of Liege. The German and Belgian sources are fragmentary and biased. The short descriptions in English are general, use a few Belgian sources, and are filled with inaccuracies. Making professional military use of both German and Belgian sources, this book describes and evaluates the construction of the fortress, its military purpose, the German plan, and the conduct of the German attack on the night of 5-6 August.
Main title:
Ten days in August : the siege of Liege 1914 / by Terence Zuber.
Author:
Zuber, Terence, author
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2014.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
075249144X9780752491448 (hbk)9780750957618 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
940.4'21
Local class:
940.421
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1621970