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The massive offensives on the Eastern Front during 1915 are often overshadowed by the events in Western Europe- but the scale and ferocity of the clashes between Imperial Germany- Hapsburg Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia were greater than anything seen on the Western Front and ultimately as important to the final outcome of the war. Now- with the work of internationally renowned Eastern Front expert Prit Buttar- this story of the unknown side of World War I is finally being told. In Germany Ascendant- Buttar examines the critical events of 1915- as the German Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive triggered the collapse of Russian forces- coming tantalizingly close to knocking Russia out of the war altogether. Throughout the year- German dominance on the Eastern Front grew - but stubborn Russian resistance forced the continuation of a two-front war that would drain Germanys reserves of men and equipment. Packed with first-hand accounts and incredible new information- this is a staggeringly ambitious history of some of the most important moments of World War I....