Foch : Supreme Allied Commander in the Great War /

"Ferdinand Foch is the prototype of the twentieth-century general. Better than any other general of the First World War, he came to understand how technology and modern alliance systems had changed the nature of warfare. Most famous for his role as Allied commander in chief in 1918, Foch welded...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Neiberg, Michael S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, ©2003.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Military profiles.
Temas:
Foch, Ferdinand, > 1851-1929.
Foch, Ferdinand, > 1851-1929
Foch, Ferdinand.
1914-1918
Marshals > France > Biography.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Leadership.
Command of troops.
World War, 1914-1918 > Diplomatic history.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
Commandement des troupes.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Histoire diplomatique.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Command of troops
Diplomatic history
Leadership
Marshals
Military campaigns
France
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The formation of Ferdinand Foch
  • Foch and the crisis of 1914
  • The lessons of modern warfare, the Flanders campaigns
  • Verdun, the Somme, and the frustrations of modern war
  • Becoming generalissimo
  • Winning the war
  • Losing the peace
  • Postscript: Life after Versailles.

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