August 1914 is a novel by Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about Imperial Russia's defeat in 1914's Battle of Tannenberg. The unprepared army's failures mirror those of the Tsarist regime. At over 800 pages, the novel is just the beginning of the Red Wheel series, continued ten years later with November 1916. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (Russian: ; born in Rostov, Russia, on December 11, 1918) is a Russian novelist, dramatist and historian. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start of... For the 1410 battle at the same location, see Battle of Grunwald Combatants Russia Germany Commanders Alexander Samsonov Pavel Rennenkampf Paul von Hindenburg Strength 150,000 210,000 Casualties 30,000 killed or wounded; 95,000 captured 20,000 The Battle of Tannenberg of 1914 was a decisive conflict between...
The Guns of August (1962) (also published as August1914) is a military history written by Barbara Tuchman.
The focus of The Guns of August is to provide the history of World War I from the declaration of war through the start of the French offensive that stopped the German advance through France.
The opening chapters provide the necessary background for the discussion of the battles and their commanders, although some events (notably the Dreyfus Affair and military engagements prior to 1914, especially the War of 1870) are assumed to be prior knowledge, and are referenced without explanation.
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