Jonathan Boff (University of Birmingham)

Winning and Losing on the Western Front

The British Third Army and the Defeat of Germany in 1918

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Why was the German army defeated on the Western Front? Did its morale collapse? Or was it beaten by the improved military effectiveness of the British army? Jonathan Boff offers an innovative, comparative analysis of these key issues during the 'Hundred Days' campaign of 1918 which challenges existing interpretations.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Military Histories
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781107449022
• ISBN-10: 1107449022
• Artikelnr.: 41535854

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Boff is a Lecturer in History at the University of Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 'An Unknown Story'
1. 'The Advance to Victory'
2. Manpower and training
3. Materialschlacht
4. Morale
5. British tactics: 'The True Elixir'
6. The German tactical response
7. British operations and command
8. The failure of German command
Conclusion: winning and losing on the Western Front.