Stephen Bull

Trench (eBook, ePUB)

A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A complete guide to trench warfare on the Western Front from an authority on the subject.

Even now, 100 years on from the conflict, the image of trenches stretching across Western Europe - packed with young men clinging to life in horrendous conditions - remains a powerful reminder of one of the darkest moments in human history.

In this excellent study of trench warfare on the Western Front, expert Dr Stephen Bull reveals the experience of life in the trenches, from length of service and coping with death and disease, to the uniforms and equipment given to soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

He reveals how the trenches were constructed, the weaponry which was developed specifically for this new form of warfare, the tactics employed in mass attacks and the increasingly adept defensive methods designed to hold ground at all cost.

Packed with photographs, illustrations, annotated trench maps, documents and first-hand accounts, this compelling narrative provides a richly detailed account of World War I, providing a soldier's-eye-view of life in the ominous trenches that scarred the land.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472808622
• Artikelnr.: 40614820

Autorenporträt

Dr Stephen Bull worked for the National Army Museum and BBC in London before taking up his current post as Curator of Military History and Archaeology with Lancashire Museums. A consultant to the University of Oxford he is also a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists, and has made TV appearances that include the series Battlefield Detectives, news and archaeology features. Published on both sides of the Atlantic and in several languages, he is the author of a number of works for Osprey including titles on tactics in World War II. Dr Bull has been one of the key contributors to the accompanying television series screened in the United Kingdom and North America.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Western Front Chronology The Armies of 1914
and the Problem of Attack The Beginning of the Trenches 'Trenchtown' New
Weapons and Tactics Gas Raiding and Sniping Mining Concrete and
Stellungsbau The Tank 'Over the Top' Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography
Index