1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462253403321

Autore

Krause Jonathan

Titolo

Early trench tactics in the French Army [[electronic resource] ] : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 / / by Jonathan Krause

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013

ISBN

1-317-14667-0

1-283-80512-X

1-4094-5501-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Collana

Ashgate studies in First World War history

Disciplina

940.4/24

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - France - Artois - Trench warfare

World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France - Artois

Tactics

Electronic books.

Artois (France) History, Military

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 GQG and the Changing Doctrine of Trench Warfare; 2 Artillery; 3 Manifest Disarray (9-11 May); 4 A Tale of Two Divisions, Part I; 5 Grignotage (12 May-12 June); 6 The Second General Offensive (13-18 June); 7 A Tale of Two Divisions, Part II; Conclusion: The Impact of Second Artois; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the English-speaking world the First World War is all too often portrayed primarily as a conflict between Britain and Germany. The vast majority of books focus on the Anglo-German struggle, and ignore the dominant part played by the French, who for most of the war provided the bulk of the soldiers fighting against the central powers. As such, this important and timely book joins the small but growing collection of works offering an overdue assessment of the French contribution to the Great War. Drawing heavily on French primary sources the book has two main foci: it is both an in-depth batt



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825978403321

Autore

Staples Andrew J. <1969->

Titolo

Responses to regionalism in East Asia : Japanese production networks in the automotive sector / / Andrew J. Staples

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

ISBN

1-282-36996-2

9786612369964

0-230-58417-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan Asian business series

Disciplina

338.4/76292220952

Soggetti

Investments, Japanese - East Asia

Automobile industry and trade - East Asia

Japan Foreign economic relations East Asia

East Asia Foreign economic relations Japan

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 (p. 249-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Map of the Region; 1 Introduction: East Asia, Regionalism and Foreign Direct Investment; Part I: Theory and Approach; Part II: Establishing the Context; Part III: Responses to Regionalism in the Automotive Sector; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the decade following the Asian financial crisis, the East Asian political economy has experienced a radical transformation. This book thus investigates the responses of Japanese automotive makers to the processes of regionalism and regionalization by locating firm-level analysis in a broader political economy context.