"Léopold-lacour - Lumet - Heroic France And Its Allies 1914-1919. Larousse, 1919, Hardcover."
GEFFROY - LÉOPOLD-LACOUR - LUMET - Heroic France and Her Allies 1914-1919. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1919; folio, VIII-316 pp. + frontispiece, 38 plates, 4-324 pp. + frontispiece, 39 plates, half-morocco bindings in red (volume 1) and green (volume 2), smooth stamped spines, stamped percaline boards, gilt text, painted edges. Contents: Vol. I: I. Allies for Honor and Life; II. The Mobilization; III. Martyred Belgium; IV. Lorraine and Alsace; V. The March on Paris; VI. Paris Awaits; VII. The Victory of the Marne; VIII. The Pursuit; IX. France in the Trenches; X. The Crime of Reims; XI. England Prepares; XII. The English Action; XIII. The Ruin of Arras; XIV. The Waters of the Yser; XV. The Destruction of Ypres; XVI. The Argonne; XVII. The Vosges; XVIII. The Offensive in Champagne; XIX. The Offensive in Artois; XX. Serbia in 1914; XXI. The Russian Offensive; XXII. The Russian Retreat; XXIII. Italy Against Austria; XXIV. The War at Sea; XXV. The Air War; XXVI. The Allies' Decision. Vol. II: I. Turkey, a Vassal of Germany; II. At the Dardanelles; III. The Invasion of Serbia; IV. The German Rush on Verdun; V. The Liberation of Verdun; VI. The Battle of Jutland; VII. The Conquest of the German Colonies; VIII. The Italian Front and the Russian Front; IX. The Battle of the Somme; X. The German Retreat; XI. Romania in 1916; XII. The Star-Spangled Banner; XIII. The Russian Revolution; XIV. The Russian Defection; XV. Seven Months of Franco-British Operations; XVI. Latin America and the War; XVII. Thought and Art During the War; XVIII. France's Effort Behind the Front; XIX. National Solidarity; XX. The Role of the United States; XXI. The Collapse of Turkey; XXII. The Defeat of Bulgaria and Austria; XXIII. Parliament; XXIV. The Last German Rush; XXV. Defeated Germany; XXVI. The Final Act. Numerous black and white and color photographic illustrations and maps. Good condition.