Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doughty, Robert A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--France.

World War, 1914-1918.

Strategy--History--20th century.

Strategy.

France--Military policy.

France.

France--History, Military--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (593 p.)

Other Title:

French strategy and operations in the Great War

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2008, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Maps

Preface

Introduction

1. The Transformation of the French Army

2. The War of Movement, 1914

3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915

4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915

5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916

6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916

7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917

8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917

9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918

10. A Strategy of Opportunism

Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory

Abbreviations

Notes

Essay on Sources

Index

Notes:

Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674263048

0674263049

9780674034310

0674034317

OCLC:

433622668