Breaking the fortress line 1914 / Clayton Donnell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donnell, Clayton, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Belgium.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

Fortification--France--History--20th century.

Fortification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Breaking the Fortress Line 1914 offers a fascinating new perspective on the German offensive against France and Belgium in 1914. In graphic detail it describes the intense fighting that took place around the forts and fortified cities that stood in the path of the German invasion. The ordeal began with the German assault on the mighty fortress of Liège. They took twelve days to batter their way through the ''Gateway to Belgium'', losing thousands of men in repeated frontal assaults, and they had to bring up the heaviest siege artillery ever used to destroy the defences. This is the epic strugg

Contents:

Acknowledgements; 1. An Introduction; 2. War Plan Development; 3. The German Strike at Liege: Initial Attacks; 4. The German Strike at Liege: The Forts Hold Out; 5. Namur; 6. The French Retreat; 7. Two Tragedies: Montmedy and Ayvelles; 8. Between Two Battles - Fort Manonviller; 9. Fortress Longwy; 10. The Siege of Maubeuge; 11. The German Retreat after the Battle of the Marne; 12. The Heights of the Meuse; 13. The Final Siege - Antwerp; 14. Conclusions; Appendix I: Chronology; Appendix II: The German Heavy Siege Guns; Appendix III: A Study of the Fall of the Forts of Liege; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473830127

1473830125

9781473831285

1473831288