594. The First World War: The Invasion of Belgium (Part 1)

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Described as 'a brilliant book on Germany and Austria in the Central Powers in the First War,' cited multiple times for its analysis of German strategic weakness, civilian atrocities, and comparisons to previous European wars.

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Referred to as Max Hastings's 'brilliant book' that describes scenes of German infantry being cut down at Liège and lists numerous examples of German reprisals against Belgian civilians.

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Described as 'a brilliant study' by two Irish historians that emphasizes how the Germans carried institutional memory of franc-tireur attacks from 1870-71 into their invasion of Belgium.