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Aspects of War: Trench Warfare

Door Stephen Bull

Categorie
Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer
#326914-AD1
Titel
Aspects of War: Trench Warfare
Auteur
Bull, Stephen
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : PRC Publishing Limited
Jaar van uitgave
2003
ISBN10
1856486575
ISBN13
9781856486576
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, dust jacket, richly illustrated with b/w and tinted photographssome colour illustrations, 4to.
Samenvatting
Trench Warfare inaugurates a new, fully illustrated series devoted to different types of key military strategies throughout history. Each volume specifically focuses on a war in which that tactic played a central role: here, the concentration is on World War I. After placing trench warfare in its military context, this compelling volume delves into how combatants lived and coped in these ditches. In fascinating detail, it reveals what the conditions were like, including the barbed wire, diseases, and infestations; what weaponry and equipment were used; and how effective new forms of artillery were-including machine guns, chemical weapons, tanks, and aircraft. Explanations cover everything from trench tactics to their impact on the war as a whole, and also capture the experience of "go... (Lees verder)ing over the top" into battle.

Dr. Stephen Bull is Keeper of Military History and the Museum of Lancashire, England. He has contributed to numerous publications, including a series of articles for Military Illustrated.
Pagina's
176
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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