The Kaiser's Army : the German Army in World War One.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I. The Kaiserâ#x80;#x99;s Army in Peacetime 1871â#x80;#x93;1914; 1 Home is the Hero: Berlin, 17 March 1871; 2 A Time for Reflection; 3 Organization and Innovation; 4 Imperial Hubris; 5 Exigencies of an Officer Corps in Peacetime; 6 The Boxer Rebellion, 1900; 7 The Herero and Namaqua Revolts, 1904â#x80;#x93;1907; 8 Strategic Imperatives; 9 Operational Doctrine and Auftragstaktik; 10 Operational Readiness; 11 Training; 12 Maritime Distractions; 13 The Gathering Storm; 14 Sarajevo, Sunday 28 June 1914; PART II. The Kaiserâ#x80;#x99;s Army at War 1914â#x80;#x93;1918.
- 1 LiÃg̈e to the Marne: Belgium and France, August to December 19142 Gumbinnen to Tannenberg: East Prussia, August to September 1914; 3 China, the Far East and the Pacific, August to December 1914; 4 Africa, August 1914 to November 1918; 5 German East Africa, 1914â#x80;#x93;1918; 6 The Dardanelles, Mesopotamia and Palestine, 1915â#x80;#x93;1916, and the Middle East, 1917â#x80;#x93;1918; 7 The Western Front, 1915â#x80;#x93;1918; 8 Trench Warfare, 1915â#x80;#x93;1917; 9 Poison Gas and the Second Battle of Ypres, April to May 1915; 10 The Impact of Technology, 1914â#x80;#x93;1918; 11 Political-Military Perspectives, 1916â#x80;#x93;1918.
- 12 The Eastern Front, December 1916 to March 191813 Italy and the Alpine Campaign 1915â#x80;#x93;1918; 14 The Last Offensives: the Kaiserschlacht, March to July 1918; 15 Defeat in the West, August to October 1918; 16 Armistice, October to November 1918; 17 An Uncertain Future, November to December 1918; 18 Counting the Cost, 1914â#x80;#x93;1918; PART III. The Structure of Military Power; 1 Kaiser Wilhelm II; 2 The High Command; 3 The General Staff and Related Organizations; 4 Corps, Divisions and Brigades; 5 Reserve, Landwehr, Ersatz, Landsturm and Ersatz-Reserve Forces; 6 Colonial Forces.
- PART IV. Officers and Soldiers1 Officer Selection and Training; 2 NCO Selection and Training; 3 Soldier Recruitment in Peace and War; 4 Depots and Recruit Training; 5 Pay and Allowances; 6 Discipline; 7 Religion; 8 Behind the Lines: The Soldier Off-duty; 9 The Home Front: the Female Dimension; PART V. Uniforms and Equipment; 1 Evolution of the Field Service Uniform; 2 The M 1910 Field Service Uniform; 3 The M 1910/15 Field Service Uniform; 4 The M 1915 Field Service Uniform; 5 Boots, Puttees and Gaiters; 6 Headdress; 7 Personal Equipment; 8 Tropical Field Service Uniforms and Equipment.
- 9 Identity Discs10 The Pay Book; PART VI. Combat Arms; 1 The Infantry; 2 Machine-gun Units; 3 The Cavalry; 4 The Artillery; 5 Armoured Fighting Vehicle Troops; PART VII. Supporting Arms and Services; 1 Engineers and Pioneers; 2 The Air Service; 3 The Telegraphic, Signals and Wireless Communications Service; 4 Survey; 5 Transport and Movement; 6 Logistics and Supply; 7 Medical; 8 Veterinary; 9 Military Police; PART VIII. Field Training and Operational Procedures; 1 Field Training; 2 Movement in the Field; 3 The Advance to Contact; 4 The Attack; 5 Defensive Operations; 6 Trench Design.