{"product_id":"the-killing-season-by-robert-cowley-9781472874320","title":"The Killing Season","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn in-depth, authoritative account of the autumn of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in modern warfare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final months of 1914 were the bloodiest interval in a famously bloody war, a killing season. They ended with the First Battle of Ypres, a struggle in West Flanders, Belgium, the importance of which has been too long overlooked – until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Cowley’s account of this crucial period describes how German armies in France were poised to sweep north to capture the Channel ports and knock England out of the war – and were only held back by a brilliant improvisation from a cobbled-together handful of desperate British, French, and Belgium troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a re-examination of events that have too long seemed set in stone, Cowley combines a wide array of source materials with sharp portrayals both of military leaders and the men they lead. We follow Albert of Belgium, the world’s last warrior king; French General Ferdinand Foch, a former professor of military science; and Hendrik Geeraert, an alcoholic barge keeper, who pulled off Albert’s literal last-ditch effort. Many other memorable characters emerge, including Sir John French along with both a young Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe vast brawl of four armies in Flanders was a turning point that irrevocably changed the nature of modern warfare. In this visceral account, based on 30 years of research and picking up where Barbara Tuchman’s \u003ci\u003eThe Guns of August\u003c\/i\u003e left off, Cowley details the crucial decisions that determined the outcome of the Great War – which may have been decided by a single, extraordinary afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461580341484,"sku":"9781472874320","price":68.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472874320-the-killing-season.jpg?v=1774971903","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-killing-season-by-robert-cowley-9781472874320","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}