THE KILLING SEASON The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War

This dramatic audiobook chronicles the first months that followed the opening month of WWI, a history memorably depicted in Barbara Tuchman's THE GUNS OF AUGUST. This narrative describes the struggle that then unfolded in Flanders. Narrator Paul Boehmer has the range and stamina needed for so vast and bloody a tale. One hero emerges, King Albert of Belgium. Albert's valiant struggle to hold onto a last narrow strip along the English Channel prevented the Germans from completing an encirclement, and, sadly, doomed the combatants to four years of trench warfare. Boehmer's firm, focused narration is the solid thread that unites a history that, a century later, still has the power to break a listener's heart. D.A.W. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2025]