Fire-power : British Army weapons and theories of war, 1904-1945 /

This title is about the crucial role that artillery played in the two World Wars of the 20th century. The authors describe the development of their neglected, inadequate and class-ridden army through the battles of the First World War and the eventual war-winning role that artillery played.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bidwell, Shelford
Otros Autores: Graham, Dominick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military Classics, 2004.
©2004
Colección:Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; ser. no. 44.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > Artillery.
Great Britain. > Army > History > 20th century.
Great Britain. > Army > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Artillerie.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Systèmes d'armes > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Army
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Artillery operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Artillery operations, British.
Strategy > History > 20th century.
Tactics > History > 20th century.
Stratégie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Tactique militaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Artillery
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Strategy
Tactics
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Cover ""; ""Series""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""List of Abbreviations ""; ""Prologue""; ""Book I The Fire-Tactics of the Old Army: 1904â€?1914""; ""1 The Artillery as an Accessory""; ""2 The Tactics of Separate Tables""; ""3 The Still and Mental Parts""; ""Book II One Great and Continuous Engagement: 1914â€?1918""; ""4 Prologue and Retrospect""; ""5 Many a Doubtful Battle""; ""6 Ubique""; ""7 Queen of the Battlefield?""; ""8 A Technical Knock Out""; ""Book III The Years Between the Wars: 1919â€?1939""
  • ""9 The Swingletree Factor """"10 Policies, Theories and Weapons""; ""11 A Fairly New Model Army""; ""Book IV The Second Round: 1939â€?1945""; ""12 Blitzkrieg ""; ""13 The Sand Model""; ""14 A Cybernetic Solution â€? I: The Artillery on the Ground""; ""15 A Cybernetic Solution â€? II: The Artillery of the Air""; ""Interlude. Fire-plan statistics: 1940â€?45""; ""16 Ends and Means""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

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