Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War /

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As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods. French leaders, favoring a multi-f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doughty, Robert A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > France.
Strategy > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > France.
Stratégie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Military policy
Strategy
France > Military policy.
France > History, Military > 20th century.
France > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
France
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Maps
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Transformation of the French Army
  • 2. The War of Movement, 1914
  • 3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915
  • 4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915
  • 5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916
  • 6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916
  • 7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917
  • 8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917
  • 9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918
  • 10. A Strategy of Opportunism
  • Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Essay on Sources
  • Index.

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