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

by Alexander Watson

Book Overview

A prize-winning, magisterial history of World War I from the perspective of the defeated Central Powers

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465094880
• ISBN13: 9780465094882
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"