The Greater War de Jonathan Kraus

The Greater War

Jonathan Kraus

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 oct 2014

The Greater War is an international history of the First World War. Comprising of thirteen chapters this collection of essays covers new aspects of the French, German, Italian and American efforts in the First World War, as well as aspects of Britain's colonial campaigns.

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Cuprins

Introduction; Jonathan Krause 1. The Battle of the Ardennes, August 1914: France's Lost Opportunity; Simon House 2. 'Only Inaction is Disgraceful': French Operations under Joffre, 1914-1916; Jonathan Krause 3. The Influence of Industry on the Use and Development of Artillery; Alex Bostrom 4. Missed Opportunity? - The French tanks in the Nivelle Offensive; Tim Gale 5. Applying Colonial Lessons to European War: The British Expeditionary Force 1902 – 1914; Spencer Jones 6. Jan Smuts, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in German East Africa; Stuart Mitchell 7. The Egyptian Expeditionary Force and the Battles for Jerusalem: Command and Tactics in the Judaean Hills, November 1917 – January 1918; Christopher Newton 8. A Picture of German Unity? Federal Contingents in the German Army, 1916 – 1917; Tony Cowan 9. Out of the Trenches: Hitler, Wagner, and German national regeneration after the Great War 1914-1918; David Hall 10. Training, morale and battlefield performance in the Italian army, 1914-1917; Vanda Wilcox 11. Seasoning the US 2nd Infantry Division; Bryon Smith 12. From the Essex to the Dresden: British Grand Strategy in the South Pacific, 1814 – 1915; Andrew Lambert 13. Attrition: How the War was Fought and Won; William Philpott

Notă biografică

Simon House, Independent Historian, UKAlex Bostrom, University of Oxford, UKTim Gale, Independent Historian, UKSpencer Jones, Research Fellow in War Studies, University of Wolverhampton, UKStuart Mitchell, Senior Lecturer, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UKChristopher Newton, King's College, London, UKTony Cowan, King's College, London, UKDavid Hall, Senior Lecturer, Joint Services Command and Staff College, King's College, London, UKVanda Wilcox, Assistant Professor, John Cabot University, ItalyBryon Smith, Lt.-Commander, United States Navy, USAAndrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History, King's College, London, UKWilliam Philpott, Professor of the History of Warfare, King's College, London, UK

Caracteristici

Provides a global history of the First World War with essays covering a range of case studies from the French, German, Italian, American and the Middle Eastern colonial campaigns Explores both the cultural and strategic elements of the conflict The authors include renowned historians of WWI as well as some newly emergent academics