In Catastrophe 1914, acclaimed British historian Max Hastings gives us a conflict different from the familiar one of barbed wire, mud and futility.
In Catastrophe 1914, acclaimed British historian Max Hastings gives us a conflict different from the familiar one of barbed wire, mud and futility. He traces the path to war, making clear why Germany and Austria-Hungary were primarily to blame, and describes the gripping first clashes in the West, where the French army marched into action in uniforms of red and blue with flags flying and bands playing.