Featuring 256 drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare. Transport and logistics are discussed for armored trains, rail-borne artillery and armored combat vehicles, medical evacuation trains and draisines (light auxiliary vehicles such as handcars). The railroad's role in establishing European colonial empires in Asia and Africa is examined. Conflicts covered include the Boer Wars, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, the Russo-Turkish War, World War I, the…mehr
Featuring 256 drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare. Transport and logistics are discussed for armored trains, rail-borne artillery and armored combat vehicles, medical evacuation trains and draisines (light auxiliary vehicles such as handcars). The railroad's role in establishing European colonial empires in Asia and Africa is examined. Conflicts covered include the Boer Wars, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, the Russo-Turkish War, World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the French Indochina War.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Historian, writer and illustrator Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage is the author of numerous books. His interests include World War II and medieval and French history. He lives in Groningen, Netherlands.
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Table of Contents Preface delete Introduction delete Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads delete The Concept of Military Railroads delete Crimean War (1853-1856) delete Franco-Austrian War (1859) delete American Civil War (1861-1865) delete Austro-Prussian War (1866) delete Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) delete Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) delete Narrow-Gauge Railroads delete Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899-1902) delete Spanish-American War (1898) delete Colonial Railroads delete Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) delete Part 2. Railroads in World War I delete Historical background delete France delete Great Britain delete United States delete Russia delete Germany delete Austria delete Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918-1939 delete Generalities delete Russia delete Finland delete Estonia delete Poland delete Germany delete France delete Great Britain delete Italy delete Spain delete China delete Japan delete Part 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers delete Generalities delete Germany delete Italy delete Japan delete Croatia delete Part 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies delete Generalities delete Great Britain delete Australia delete United States delete France delete Soviet Union delete Slovakia delete Part 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads delete Generalities delete The Netherlands delete Poland delete France delete Cuba delete Soviet Union delete Great Britain delete United States delete Yugoslavia delete Conclusion delete Bibliography delete Filmography delete Index delete
Table of Contents Preface delete Introduction delete Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads delete The Concept of Military Railroads delete Crimean War (1853-1856) delete Franco-Austrian War (1859) delete American Civil War (1861-1865) delete Austro-Prussian War (1866) delete Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) delete Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) delete Narrow-Gauge Railroads delete Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899-1902) delete Spanish-American War (1898) delete Colonial Railroads delete Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) delete Part 2. Railroads in World War I delete Historical background delete France delete Great Britain delete United States delete Russia delete Germany delete Austria delete Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918-1939 delete Generalities delete Russia delete Finland delete Estonia delete Poland delete Germany delete France delete Great Britain delete Italy delete Spain delete China delete Japan delete Part 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers delete Generalities delete Germany delete Italy delete Japan delete Croatia delete Part 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies delete Generalities delete Great Britain delete Australia delete United States delete France delete Soviet Union delete Slovakia delete Part 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads delete Generalities delete The Netherlands delete Poland delete France delete Cuba delete Soviet Union delete Great Britain delete United States delete Yugoslavia delete Conclusion delete Bibliography delete Filmography delete Index delete
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