Alexander Watson, author of The Fortress, tells the story of World War I's epic battle between Russia and Austria-Hungary for the eastern European fortress of Przemysl. In this webinar discussion with Senior Director of Programs Ed Lengel, PhD, also a historian of World War I, we'll learn how this titanic struggle marked the dawn of total war in Europe and set the stage for the atrocities and brutal fighting on World War II's Eastern Front.
Read more from Watson on the Museum's website:
World War I's Stalingrad: The Siege of Przemyśl and Europe’s Bloodland
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Purchase the book:
The Fortress: The Siege of Przemyśl and the Making of Europe's Bloodlands (New York: Basic Books, 2020)
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