The Western Front
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World War I
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Author : Peter Simkins
language : en
Publisher: Salamander Books
Release Date : 1991
World War I written by Peter Simkins and has been published by Salamander Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
More than seventy years after the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the First World War continues to cast an immense shadow over the twentieth century, its course and effects having played a large part in shaping the world we live in today. Although it was a global conflict, with actions fought as far afield as the Falkland Islands and Tsingtao in China, it is the Western Front--the decisive theatre of the war--that still dominates our collective memory. For most people, the enduring images of the 1914-1918 war are those of frightful carnage on the battlefields of northern France and Belgium and of legions of doomed young men being sacrificed in futile frontal assaults against machine guns for the sake of a few yards of Flanders mud. Yet was this the whole story? In his concise and highly readable narrative Peter Simkins rightly re-emphasizes the grimmest aspects of the conflict but also questions some long-established popular beliefs about the nature and conduct of the war on the Western Front. Re-examining the role of the senior commanders on both sides, the author suggests that, far from being all uncaring butchers and bunglers, some generals did their best to reduce casualties and, by learning how to apply the new technology, were able to overcome the deadlock which that same technology had initially produced. Above all he shows how the amateur citizen-soldiers of Britain and her Dominions emerged from the dreadful attrition battles of 1916 and 1917 to become the cutting-edge of the Allied armies in the last months of the war. The book is not just about commanders and major battles. in a series of special features, Peter Simkins describes the daily routine of the front line soldier and covers such diverse topics as transport and supply, rest and recreation, medical services and communications. Striking use is made of almost 400 authentic photographs which, together with the narrative and detailed captions, offer many stimulating insights into the way in which me lived, fought and died in France and Belgium during those terrible years.
On The Western Front
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Author : John Laffin
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2004-08-19
On The Western Front written by John Laffin and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-19 with History categories.
A serious attempt to illustrate the humanity of the soldier on the Western Front, this title reflects World War I as they saw it: from first shot to last. These tales, told to fellow men in the trenches, behind the lines, at base hospitals and at the estaminets and billets during rest periods, have been recorded here.
Victory On The Western Front
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Author : Martin Marix Evans
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2013-10-09
Victory On The Western Front written by Martin Marix Evans and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-09 with History categories.
Presenting the Allied and German experience of war - both military and on a personal level - Victory on the Western Front is an immensely readable, visually striking account of the pivotal final stages of World War I, when two very different concepts went head-to-head on the battlefield. The Germans gambled on winning on the Western Front through the sophisticated use of artillery and new infantry tactics, whereas the Allies calculated that victory lay in the application of a balanced combination of infantry, artillery, AFVs and aircraft. The efforts of both sides were dogged by error, misunderstanding, uncertainty and mistrust. This fully illustrated book is the story of the search for victory - on both sides of the lines - and of the valour and steadfastness of the fighting men tasked with delivering it.
They Shall Not Pass
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Author : Ian Sumner
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-05-19
They Shall Not Pass written by Ian Sumner and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-19 with History categories.
"Sumner's brilliant window onto the French army is a book I cannot recommend highly enough . . . Full of detail and mixed with vivid personal accounts."— War History Online This graphic collection of first-hand accounts sheds new light on the experiences of the French army during the Great War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions and emotions of soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the most destructive conflict the world had ever seen. Their testimony gives a striking insight into the mentality of the troops and their experience of combat, their emotional ties to their relatives at home, their opinions about their commanders and their fellow soldiers, the appalling conditions and dangers they endured, and their attitude to their German enemy. In their own words, in diaries, letters, reports and memoirs—most of which have never been published in English before—they offer a fascinating inside view of the massive life-and-death struggle that took place on the Western Front. The author's pioneering work will appeal to readers who may know something about the British and German armies on the Western Front, but little about the French army which bore the brunt of the fighting on the allied side. His book represents a milestone in publishing on the Great War. "An interesting, well-written and informative book which goes a long way to explaining why the French army mounted the staunch defense of its homeland that it did."—Burton Mail "The text is skillfully put together and moves seamlessly from one voice to another while illuminating the flow of events that affected Frenchmen and women during the Great War."—Stand To! The Western Front Association
Battle Tactics Of The Western Front
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Author : Paddy Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Battle Tactics Of The Western Front written by Paddy Griffith and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with History categories.
Historians have portrayed British participation in the Great War as a series of tragic debacles, with lines of men mown down by machine guns, untried new military technology and incompetent generals who threw their troops into improvised and unsuccessful attacks. In this book Paddy Griffith, a renowned military historian, examines the evolution of British infantry tactics during the war and challenges this interpretation, showing that while the British army's plans and technologies persistently failed during the improvised first half of the war, the army gradually improved its technique, technology and, eventually, its self-assurance. By the time of its successful sustained offensive in the autumn of 1918, he argues, the British army was demonstrating a battlefield skill and mobility that would rarely be surpassed even during the Second World War. Evaluating the great gap that exists between theory and practice, between textbook and bullet-swept mudfield, Griffith argues that many battles were carefully planned to exploit advanced tactics and to avoid casualties; but that the breakthrough was simply impossible under the conditions of the time. By the end of 1916 the British were already masters of 'storm-troop tactics' and, in several important respects, further ahead than the Germans would be even in 1918. In fields such as the timing and orchestration of all-arms assaults, predicted artillery fire, 'commando-style' trench raiding, the use of light machine guns or the barrage fire of heavy machine guns, the British led the world. Although British generals were not military geniuses, the book maintains they should at least be credited with having effectively invented much of the twentieth century's art of war.
The Western Front 1914 1916
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Author : Professor Michael S Neiberg
language : en
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-02-16
The Western Front 1914 1916 written by Professor Michael S Neiberg and has been published by Amber Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-16 with History categories.
The History of World War I series recounts the battles and campaigns of the 'Great War'. From the Falkland Islands to the lakes of Africa, across the Eastern and Western Fronts, to the former German colonies in the Pacific, the World War I series provides a six-volume history of the battles and campaigns that raged on land, at sea and in the air.
The Western Front
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Author : Nick Lloyd
language : en
Publisher: Viking
Release Date : 2021-11-04
The Western Front written by Nick Lloyd and has been published by Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-04 with History categories.
In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war. However, as bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd reveals in this highly-praised history -- the first of an epic trilogy -- the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, but rather a heroic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd reveals what really happened in France and Belgium between August 1914 and November 1918 from the perspective of all the main combatants -- including French, British, Belgian, US and, most importantly, German forces. Lloyd examines the most decisive campaigns of the Great War and explains the unprecedented innovation, adaptation and tactical development that have been too long obscured by legends of mud, blood and futility, drawing upon the latest scholarship on the war, wrongly overlooked first-person accounts, and archival material from every angle. Conveying the visceral assault of the battlefield with vivid detail, Lloyd ultimately redefines our understanding of a crucial theatre in this monumental tragedy.
The Great War
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Author : Hunt Tooley
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-29
The Great War written by Hunt Tooley and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-29 with History categories.
We have often heard about the brutal world of the trenches, the willingness of brave young soldiers and the apparent indifference of the generals, but reevaluations of the Great War in previous decades have shown us much more complexity, and in many cases some surprising reconstructions of very standard narratives of the war. The traditional isolation of the battle front from the home front, which historians have tended to observe, has given us an incomplete understanding of both fronts. In this study of Word War I, Hunt Tooley crosses the boundaries of national histories to examine the various connections between the 400-mile-long Western Front and the home fronts of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Australia and the United States. Tooley draws on recent research and the wealth of primary souce material available to provide a broad synthesis of a complex event, and to create a more holistic view of the war - as men stayed in touch with those at home, as governments responded to events on the battlefield, and as writers, poets and artists brought the cultural impulses of Europe to the deadly world of the Western Front. In his clearly-written, wide-ranging study, Tooley argues that the seeds of much of the 20th century may have been planted well before the First World War, but - as many social critics, politicians, soldiers, women's movement leaders, and others predicted - the cultivation of these seeds in war would have a powerful and formative effect on the social, political and cultural processes which shaped the 20th century.
The Western Front
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Author : John Terraine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Western Front written by John Terraine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
The Great War Generals On The Western Front 1914 18
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Author : Robin Neillands
language : en
Publisher: Constable
Release Date : 1999
The Great War Generals On The Western Front 1914 18 written by Robin Neillands and has been published by Constable this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Generals categories.
This book attempts to shatter one of the most popular myths of our time: that the catastrophic loss of life on the Western Front in 1914-1918 was entirely due to incompetent leadership. In fact, as the author shows, a host of other, more decisive factors played a part. Why was Britain so unprepared for a European War in 1914? What contribution did Britain's allies really make on the battlefield? Did anyone at the time understand the implications of trench warfare? #FDEAbove all, why was Britain's political machine so paralyzed and indecisive throughout the tragedy?