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Early trench tactics in the French Army : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 / by Jonathan Krause.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krause, Jonathan.
- Series:
- Ashgate Studies in First World War History
- Ashgate studies in First World War history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France. Armée. Division d'infanterie, 34e.
- France.
- France. Armée. Division d'infanterie, 77e.
- World War, 1914-1918--France--Artois--Trench warfare.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France--Artois.
- Tactics.
- Artois (France)--History, Military.
- Artois (France).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (199 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915
- Place of Publication:
- Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the English-speaking world the First World War is all too often portrayed primarily as a conflict between Britain and Germany. The vast majority of books focus on the Anglo-German struggle, and ignore the dominant part played by the French, who for most of the war provided the bulk of the soldiers fighting against the central powers. As such, this important and timely book joins the small but growing collection of works offering an overdue assessment of the French contribution to the Great War. Drawing heavily on French primary sources the book has two main foci: it is both an in-depth batt
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 GQG and the Changing Doctrine of Trench Warfare; 2 Artillery; 3 Manifest Disarray (9-11 May); 4 A Tale of Two Divisions, Part I; 5 Grignotage (12 May-12 June); 6 The Second General Offensive (13-18 June); 7 A Tale of Two Divisions, Part II; Conclusion: The Impact of Second Artois; Appendix; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-57855-7
- 1-317-14668-9
- 1-317-14667-0
- 1-283-80512-X
- 1-4094-5501-7
- 9781315578552
- OCLC:
- 820358122
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