Fortifications Of The Western Front 1914 18

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080231

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Fortifications of the Western Front 1914–18 by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne and in the Ypres salient, World War I rapidly changed from a war of movement into one of attrition, with the opposing sides entrenching themselves in a line of fortified positions from the Flanders coastline to the Swiss border. This volume details the different styles of fortification used on the Western Front throughout the course of the war, from the early ditches of 1914 to the complicated systems of 1918. It explains the development of the 'defence in depth' German system and the British reaction to it, as well as illustrating the importance of the pre-war forts, particularly around Verdun.

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472805263

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Fortifications of the Western Front 1914–18 by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne and in the Ypres salient, World War I rapidly changed from a war of movement into one of attrition, with the opposing sides entrenching themselves in a line of fortified positions from the Flanders coastline to the Swiss border. This volume details the different styles of fortification used on the Western Front throughout the course of the war, from the early ditches of 1914 to the complicated systems of 1918. It explains the development of the 'defence in depth' German system and the British reaction to it, as well as illustrating the importance of the pre-war forts, particularly around Verdun.

Author : Jan Vancoillie,Kristof Blieck
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526707482

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Defending the Ypres Front, 1914–1918 by Jan Vancoillie,Kristof Blieck Pdf

Published by the Memorial Museum Passchendaele in 2016 in Dutch as Bouwen aan het front, this book examines how the German army developed field fortifications to hold what can loosely be described as the Ypres Front. With the decision by Falkenhayn in 1915 to concentrate Germanys offensive efforts largely in the east, the German defenders around Ypres set to developing their lines for semi-permanent occupation. The sub soil around the Salient generally made it difficult to construct and maintain mined (i.e. deep) dugouts—unlike on, for example the Somme, with easily worked chalk not far below the surface. The only practicable alternative was to use reinforced concrete.In this book the authors (both with many years of experience in researching and working on matters Great War, particularly the German army in Belgium) have examined in detail an impressive range of primary sources to provide a narrative of what the Germans built, how they built it (the logistical challenge was enormous) and how the designs and requirements of bunkers (for example, forward medical bunkers, artillery shelters, machine gun and observation bunkers) changed as the war progressed and as the military situation on the front dictated. There are many photographs, largely unseen by British readers, design diagrams and maps to supplement the text; whilst the activities of selected particular formations are examined in detail to provide an example of the effort that was put into the work.Additions to the Dutch edition will include a tours section, taking a visitor to accessible remaining structures in the Salient area; and a glossary of terms and their English equivalent. The book will be in full color throughout.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:220140793

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Western front 1914-1918 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anthony Saunders
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781598764

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Trench Warfare, 1850–1950 by Anthony Saunders Pdf

Although many books have been published about the Western Front, few of them look beyond the Great War to consider trench warfare in a wider historical context. Trench warfare was not an aberration of the Western Front. On the contrary, it was a watershed in a greater upheaval in warfare which started in the 1850s and continued well beyond the First World War. This book examines how trench warfare was fought, studying the Crimea, American Civil War and Japanese War 1904-05. He looks at how the Western Front of 1914–18 differed from the trench fighting of the Second World War and the Korean War.The book examines the evolution of trench warfare, technologically and tactically, from the Crimean War to the Korean War, during which time developments in military technology often advanced far beyond tactical thinking. Trench Warfare 1850 1950 discusses the impact of trench warfare on military thinking and considers how the stalemate of the Western Front was overcome. Emergency technologies, from the hand grenade to the tank, are discussed to highlight their impact on trench warfare and, ultimately, on warfare as a whole. Tactically, trench warfare led to the development of the concept of deep battle which was later employed by the Red Army in the Second World War.

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844689316

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The Great War on the Western Front by Paddy Griffith Pdf

The war on Western Front from 1914 to 1918 remains one of the notoriously great tragedies of the twentieth century. Most people hold it in their minds as a milestone in modern history, yet many of them know less about this devastating clash of nations than they would like—and they would be interested to discover more. Paddy Griffith's short history of the conflict has been written with them in mind. It provides an accessible primer to an enormous and fascinating subject. His account is aimed at an English-speaking readership, and he concentrates on the part played by British Expeditionary Force and the Americans in the conflict. The French and German perspectives are also explained and the wider political and strategic evolution of the war as a whole is laid out as essential background.

Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472803825

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D-Day Fortifications in Normandy by Steven J. Zaloga Pdf

German defenses along the Normandy beaches were part of the larger Atlantic Wall fortifications designed to defend Fortress Europe. When Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took command of the invasion front in late 1943, he began a program to enhance fortifications along the Normandy coast as he believed that any Allied assault had to be stopped on the invasion beaches themselves. His most important contribution to the defenses was an extensive program of improvised beach obstructions to complicate any landing attempt. This book analyses these fortifications and describes how the Allied forces overcame them on the morning of June 6, 1944.

Author : Imperial War Museum,United States. War Department,Prussia (Germany). Kriegsministerium,Imperial War Museum (Great Britain). Department of Printed Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fortification, Field
ISBN : 1901623300

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Trench Fortifications 1914-1918 by Imperial War Museum,United States. War Department,Prussia (Germany). Kriegsministerium,Imperial War Museum (Great Britain). Department of Printed Books Pdf

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1289 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216163862

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Weapons and Warfare [2 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This work covers major weapons throughout human history, beginning with clubs and maces; through crossbows, swords, and gunpowder; up to the hypersonic railgun, lasers, and robotic weapons under development today. Weapons and Warfare is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and highly informative overview of weapons and their impact on the course of human history. In addition to providing basic factual information, this encyclopedia will delve into the greater historical context and significance of each weapon. The chronological organization by time period will enable readers to fully understand the evolution of weapons throughout history. The work begins with a foreword by a top scholar and a detailed introductory essay by the editor that provides an illuminating historical overview of weapons. It then offers entries on more than 650 individual weapons systems. Each entry has sources for further reading. The weapons are presented alphabetically within six time periods, ranging from the prehistoric and ancient periods to the contemporary period. Each period has its own introduction that treats the major trends occurring in that era. In addition, 50 sidebars offer fascinating facts on various weapons. Numerous illustrations throughout the text are also included.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440836558

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Instruments of War by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This highly detailed and well-illustrated single-volume work documents the evolution of warfare across history through weaponry and technological change. In war, the weapons and technologies employed have direct effects on how battles are waged. When new weapons are introduced, they can dramatically alter the outcomes of warfare—and consequently change the course of history itself. This reference work provides a fascinating overview of the major weapon systems and military technologies that have had a major impact on world history. Addressing weapons as crude as the club used by primitive man to the high-tech weapons of today such as unmanned drones, Instruments of War: Weapons and Technologies That Have Changed History offers nearly 270 profusely illustrated entries that examine the key roles played by specific weapons and identify their success and failures. The book begins with an introductory essay that frames the subject matter of the work and discusses the history of weapons as a whole. The text is concise and accessible to general readers without extensive backgrounds in military history yet provides the detailed information necessary to convey the complexity of the evolution of warfare through technological change.

Author : John Terraine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:473817505

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The Western Front by John Terraine Pdf

Author : David J. Betz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509544066

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The Guarded Age by David J. Betz Pdf

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 came to symbolize the dawn of a new era of openness and connectivity. Yet today, the world is ever more divided, demarcated, and – quite literally – fortified. We are living in a guarded age. Why and how has this happened? Where will it take us? In this book, David J. Betz explores the expansion of fortified physical infrastructure at every level of the global political economy. In cities, where security is increasingly ‘designed in’ to public buildings and spaces as they are reshaped to mitigate mass terror attacks. Within corporations, who are burying their electronic assets in deep underground caverns and behind the leaded walls of ex-nuclear war bunkers against a range of threats and feared contingencies. In many urban areas, where the default condition of civil life is to be walled, gated, watched, and guarded. Year after year, hundreds of miles of linear obstacles – walls, ditches, and watchtowers – are added to national borders. Practically everywhere you look there are signs of innovative fortification, often designed to be overlooked. The Guarded Age reveals the barriers which most have observed but few – until reading this book – have truly seen.

Author : Dale Clarke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782005919

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World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics by Dale Clarke Pdf

As the First World War bogged down across Europe resulting in the establishment of trench systems, artillery began to grow in military importance. Never before had the use of artillery been so vital, and to this day the ferocity, duration and widespread use of artillery across the trenches of Europe has never been replicated. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this groundbreaking study explains and illustrates the enormous advances in the use of artillery that took place between 1914 and 1918, the central part artillery played in World War I and how it was used throughout the war, with particular emphasis on the Western Front.

Author : Patrick R. Osborn,Marc Romanych
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472814807

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The Hindenburg Line by Patrick R. Osborn,Marc Romanych Pdf

Jagging across north-western Europe like an ugly scar, the Hindenburg Line was Germany's most formidable line of defence in World War I. Its fearsome reputation was matched only by its cunning design, with deep zigzagging trenches, concrete fieldworks, barbed wire and devilish booby traps forming an intimidating barrier for any attacking army. Through meticulous research, this volume explores each of the major portions of the Hindenburg Line, paying particular attention to three examples of Allied operations against it towards the end of the war: the critical flanking of the Drocourt-Qeant Switch; the daring but costly rupture of the line of the St Quentin Canal; and the bloody battles of the Meuse-Argonne. Specially commissioned artwork and historical photographs perfectly complement the analysis provided by the authors as they trace the life of the Hindenburg Line from its seemingly invulnerable early years through to the audacious tactics used by the Allies to achieve a bitter victory in 1918.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 5784 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216168706

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World War I [5 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

Offering exhaustive coverage, detailed analyses, and the latest historical interpretations of events, this expansive, five-volume encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and detailed reference source on the First World War available today. One hundred years after the beginning of World War I in 1914, this conflict still stands as perhaps the most important event of the 20th century. World War I toppled all of the existing empires at the time, transformed the Middle East, and vaulted the United States to becoming the world's leading economic power. Its effects were profound and lasting—and included outcomes that led to World War II. This multivolume encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging examination of World War I that covers all of the important battles; key individuals, both civilian and military; weapons and technologies; and diplomatic, social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. Suitable as a reference tool for high school and undergraduate students as well as faculty members and graduate-level researchers, World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection offers accessible, in-depth information and up-to-date analyses in a format that lends itself to quick and easy use. The set comprises alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries accompanied by further reading selections as well as a comprehensive bibliography. A fifth volume provides chronologically arranged documents and an A–Z index.