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

• Autore: Krause Jonathan
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.4/24
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1914-1918 - France - Artois - Trench warfare; World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France - Artois; Tactics
• Soggetto geografico: Artois (France) History, Military
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Early trench tactics in the French Army
• ISBN: 1-315-57855-7; 1-317-14668-9; 1-317-14667-0; 1-283-80512-X; 1-4094-5501-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786497803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ashgate Studies in First World War History