THE KILLING SEASON: The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War

In-depth, authoritative account of the fall of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in World War I. The Marne may have saved Paris and prevented a devastating setback for the Allies, but it did not spell eventual defeat for Germany. Ypres did. Illus.