The great train race : railways and the Franco-German rivalry, 1815-1914 / / by Allan Mitchell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910494604403321
• Autore: Mitchell Allan <1933->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-84545-136-8; 1-57181-166-4; 1-78238-197-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 385/.0943
• Soggetti: Railroads - France - History; Railroads - Germany - History; Railroads and state - France - History; Railroads and state - Germany - History; World War, 1914-1918 - Transportation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-315) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: THE GREAT TRAIN RACE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART I. LAUNCHING THE RAILWAY AGE; Chapter 1. FRANCE, 1815-1870; Chapter 2. GERMANY, 1815-1870; Chapter 3. COMPARISONS, 1815-1870; PART II. THE SIGNALS ARE SET; Chapter 4. FRANCE, 1870-1890; Chapter 5. GERMANY, 1870-1890; Chapter 6. COMPARISONS, 1870-1890; PART III. INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL TENSIONS; Chapter 7. FRANCE, 1890-1914; Chapter 8. GERMANY, 1890-1914; Chapter 9. COMPARISONS, 1890-1914; EPILOGUE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NAME INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX