The Rocky Road to the Great War The Evolution of Trench Warfare to 1914 / Nicholas Murray ; foreword by Hew Strachan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Nicholas, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

Intrenchments--History.

Intrenchments.

Fortification, Field--History.

Fortification, Field.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

First Edition

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nicholas Murray's The Rocky Road to the Great War examines the evolution of field fortification theory and practice between 1877 and 1914. During this period field fortifications became increasingly important, and their construction evolved from primarily above to below ground. The reasons for these changes are crucial to explaining the landscape of World War I, yet they have remained largely unstudied. The transformation in field fortifications reflected not only the ongoing technological advances but also the changing priorities in the reasons for constructing them, such as preventing dese

Contents:

The theory of field fortification, 1740-1914

The Russo-Turkish War and Plevna

The Second Anglo-Boer war

The Russo-Japanese War

The Balkan wars

The state of thinking in 1914

Conclusions

Appendix: The American Civil War.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-105-5

OCLC:

858763277