| Descript |
252 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 booklet (64 pages : color maps ; 25 cm) |
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Accompanied by a "Map book." |
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Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Kings College, London, 2012) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-247) and indexes |
| Content |
Part One: The operational study -- 1. Operational overview -- 2. Army operations -- Part Two: The French lost opportunities -- 3. Neufchâteau -- 4. Maissin-Anloy -- 5. The other battles -- Part Three: Analysis -- 6. Preparation for war -- 7. Doctrine -- 8. Training -- 9. Armaments and equipment -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix: Orders of battle |
| Note |
On 22 August 1914 - on a battlefield 100 kilometres wide stretching from Luxembourg to the River Meuse - two French and two German armies clashed in a series of encounters known collectively as the Battle of the Ardennes. On that day, 27,000 young French soldiers died - the bloodiest day in the military history of France (most of them in the Ardennes) - and yet it is almost unknown to English-speaking readers. There has never been an operational study of the Battle of the Ardennes in any language: at best, a single chapter in a history of greater scope; at least a monograph of an individual tactical encounter within the overall battle. This book fills a glaring gap in the study of the opening phase of the First World War - the Battles of the Frontiers - and provides fresh insight into both French and German plans for the prosecution of what was supposed to be a short war |
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Första världskriget 1914-1918
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Militärhistoria
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Militära operationer
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Fältslag
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Frankrike
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Historia
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Kartor
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World War (1914-1918)
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Battle of the Ardennes (1914) |
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1914-1918
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
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Warfare and Defence.
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Military campaigns.
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Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
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| Classmark |
940.4/31
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781911096429 |
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1911096427 |
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