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The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I
The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I
The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I
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The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I

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Based on previously unused French and German sources, this challenging and controversial new analysis of the war on the Western front from 1914 to 1918 reveals how and why the Germans won the major battles with one-half to one-third fewer casualties than the Allies, and how American troops in 1918 saved the Allies from defeat and a negotiated peace with the Germans.

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Release dateMar 29, 2011
ISBN9780062084118
The Myth of the Great War: A New Military History of World War I
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John Mosier

John Mosier is a professor of English at Loyola University in New Orleans.  He is the author of four books of military history: The Myth of the Great War, The Blitzkrieg Myth, The Generalship of U. S. Grant, and Cross of Iron. He has appeared on the BBC, Fox News, the History Channel, Sky News, and Comcast. An active film critic (he served on the Camera d'Or jury at the Cannes Film Festival), he has also written over 100 articles on film for Kino, Americas, Variety, and the New Orleans Arts Review.  He lives in Jefferson, Louisiana.

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