1916 | Jean-Yves Le Naour

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Pages : 396

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1916 - Hell

Jean-Yves Le Naour

Release date : 23/10/2014

With this 3rd opus, the author devotes his considerable talent to the ongoing story of the Great War, his original interpretation of a wide range of sources bringing the reader face to face with the reality of the 4 years of the 1st global conflict.

At the dawn of 1916, Joffre was planning a general Allied offensive that would advance simultaneously on the Somme, the Russian front, the Balkans, and Italy. But the Germans attacked first, at Verdun on the 21st of February. In a single day, a million and a half shells were fired... At the dawn of 1916, Joffre was planning a general Allied offensive that would advance simultaneously on the Somme, the Russian front, the Balkans, and Italy. But the Germans attacked first, at Verdun on the 21st of February. In a single day, a million and a half shells were fired . An unprecedented fire power, and the beginning of hell. On a broader, international scope, 1916 saw the Arabs, led by Lawrence of Arabia, revolt against the flailing Ottoman Empire. Crumbling from the inside, Russia desperately threw its last troops into battle with the Broussilov offensive. 1916 was also the year when an exhausted Germany, asphyxiated by the British naval blockade, launched an intense campaign of submarine warfare. 1916 was also a year of tension and turbulent change on the French political front. The pacifist movement became organized, the Socialists split, the Union sacrée was fast fading, and the Chamber of Deputies and Senate met in secret committee to get rid of Joffre and Aristide Briand.
With the narrative talent he is known for, Jean-Yves Le Naour takes us behind the scenes of the conflict, alternating the perceptions of the powers and those of the people, including those of the British and Germans, thanks to a study of diplomatic archives. In so doing, he demolishes a number of prejudices and commonly held assumptions, including the myth of Pétain, the victor of Verdun. In reality, his promotion dovetailed with a political plan to bring down Joffre! A lively and poignant narrative that brilliantly blends facts, feelings, and the realities of war.

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EAN : 9782262030360

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Pages : 396

Size : 140 x 210 mm

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