Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl by Alexander Watson (Hardcover, 2019)
WeBuyBooks (2433915)
99.4% positive Feedback
Price:
£5.40
Free postage
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
The Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl. Author : Watson, Alexander. Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.
- Buy it nowThe Fortress: The Great Siege of Przemysl - Watson, Alexander
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Information
A gripping history of the First World War's longest and most terrible siege In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a scale previously unimaginable. On both the Western and Eastern fronts elaborate war plans lay in ruins and had been discarded in favour of desperate improvisation. In the West this resulted in the remorseless world of the trenches; in the East all eyes were focused on the old, beleaguered Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemysl. The siege that unfolded at Przemysl was the longest of the whole war. In the defence of the fortress and the struggle to relieve it Austria-Hungary suffered some 800,000 casualties. Almost unknown in the West, this was one of the great turning points of the conflict. If the Russians had broken through they could have invaded Central Europe, but by the time the fortress fell their strength was so sapped they could go no further. Alexander Watson, prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, has written one of the great epics of the First World War. Comparable to Stalingrad in 1942-3, Przemysl shaped the course of Europe's future. Neither Russians nor Austro-Hungarians ever militarily recovered from their disasters. Using a huge range of sources, Watson brilliantly recreates a world of long-gone empires, broken armies and a cut-off community sliding into chaos. The siege was central to the war itself, but also a chilling harbinger of what would engulf the entire region in the coming decades, as nationalism, anti-semitism and an exterminatory fury took hold.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780241309063
eBay Product ID (ePID)17046559504
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameThe Fortress: the Great Siege of Przemysl
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlexander Watson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight629 g
Item Width162 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAlexander Watson
All listings for this product
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 09 May, 2022
A really good read.
Fascinating, highly readable account of an aspect of WW1 on the Eastern front that we know little about in the UK.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Feb, 2025
Good quality book. Hardback and clean co...
Good quality book. Hardback and clean condition. Many thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Feb, 2021
Highly significant historical work
Very thoroughly researched book, and very well written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
