Fortifications Of The Western Front, 1914-1918 - Couverture souple

Griffith, Paddy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841767603 ISBN 13 : 9781841767604

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Paddy Griffith is a freelance military historian based in Manchester. His groundbreaking books on low-level tactics include Forward Into Battle (1981 and 1990), Battle Tactics of the Civil War (1986) and Battle Tactics of the Western Front (1994). He has also written extensively on wargames, and is currently active in the South Manchester Tactical Society and in the Battlefields Trust.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1841767603
• ISBN 13: 9781841767604
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Dennis Peter