Western Front 1914-1916: Mons, La Cataeu, Loos, the Battle of the Somme - Couverture rigide

Mace, Martin; Grehan, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1781593213 ISBN 13 : 9781781593219

Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2013

Synopsis

From the moment the German army moved quietly into Luxemburg on 2 August 1914, to the Armistice on 11 November 1918, the fighting on the Western Front in France and Flanders never stopped. There were quiet periods, just as there were the most intense, savage, huge-scale battles. The war on the Western Front can be thought of as being in three phases: first, a war of movement as Germany attacked France and the Allies sought to halt it; second, the lengthy and terribly costly siege warfare as the entrenched lines proved impossible to crack (late 1914 to mid-1918); and finally a return to mobile warfare as the Allies applied lessons and technologies forged in the previous years. As with previous wars, British Commanders-in-Chief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the War Office in the form of a despatch and those written from the Western Front provide a fascinating, detailed and compelling overview of this part of the First World War.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Martin Mace has been involved in writing and publishing military history for more than twenty years. He began his career with local history, writing a book on the Second World War anti-invasion defences and stop lines in West Sussex. In 2006 he began working on the idea for Britain at War Magazine, This publication has grown rapidly to become the best-selling military history periodical. John Grehan has written more than 150 books and articles on military subjects, covering most periods of history. John is currently employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pen & Sword Military
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781593213
• ISBN 13: 9781781593219
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 211