Early trench tactics in the French Army : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 /

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In the English-speaking world the First World War is all too often portrayed primarily as a conflict between Britain and Germany. The vast majority of books focus on the Anglo-German struggle, and ignore the dominant part played by the French, who for most of the war provided the bulk of the soldier...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Krause, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013.
Colección:Ashgate studies in First World War history.
Temas:
France. > Armée. > Division d'infanterie, 34e.
France. > Armée. > Division d'infanterie, 77e.
France. > Armée. > Division d'infanterie, 34e
France. > Armée. > Division d'infanterie, 77e
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > France > Artois > Trench warfare.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > France > Artois.
Tactics.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > France > Artois.
Tactique militaire.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Intrenchments
Military campaigns
Tactics
Artois (France) > History, Military.
France > Artois
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Historiography and sources
  • GQG and the changing doctrine of trench warfare
  • Writing a doctrine for trench warfare
  • The artillery annex
  • Orchestrating the break-in
  • GQG as agent of liaison and arbiter of strategy
  • Artillery
  • The guns of August
  • Pre-war doctrine
  • Baptême de feu and the early trench battles
  • The artillery revolution
  • Manifest disarray (9-11 May)
  • A tale of two divisions: introduction
  • Plans and preparation
  • From second Ypres to second Artois
  • The first phase
  • like marching in open terrain
  • A tale of two divisions, Part i
  • La Division Barbot
  • 34e Division d'Infanterie
  • Comparison159
  • Grignotage (12 May-12 June)
  • The second phase
  • fighting for a base de départ
  • Partial offensives: 77e DI after 11 Nay
  • Back to basics: 34e DI
  • The second general offensive, 13-18 June
  • The build-up to 16 June
  • Phase three
  • the second general offensive
  • A tale of two divisions, Part II
  • The attack on Chantecler
  • In memory of Barbot: 77e DI's attack on Souchez
  • A tale of two divisions: summary
  • Conclusion: the impact of second Artois
  • Appendix i.

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