The Fortress: The Siege of Przemysl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands

by Alexander Watson and Alexander Watson

Book Overview

A prizewinning historian tells the dramatic story of the siege that changed the course of the First World War
In September 1914, just a month into World War I, the Russian army laid siege to the fortress city of Przemysl, the Hapsburg Empire's most important bulwark against invasion. For six months, against storm and starvation, the ragtag garrison bitterly resisted, denying the Russians a quick victory. Only in March 1915 did the city fall,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541697308
• ISBN13: 9781541697300
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"