Stephen Bull

World War I Trench Warfare (1) (eBook, ePUB)

1914-16
Illustrator: Hook, Adam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The regular armies which marched off to war in 1914 were composed of massed riflemen, screened by cavalry and supported by artillery; their leaders expected a quick and decisive outcome, achieved by sweeping manoeuvre, bold leadership and skill at arms. Eighteen months later the whole nature of field armies and their tactics had changed utterly. In sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield a few miles wide and 400 miles long, conscript armies sheltered from massive long-range bombardment, wielding new weapons according to new tactical doctrines. This first of two richly illustrated studies explains in detail the specifics of that extraordinary transformation, complete with ten full colour plates of uniforms and equipment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472852533
• Artikelnr.: 61690705

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

Open field warfare in 1914 - archaic tactics of infantry
cavalry and short range field artillery · The triumph of firepower & the cost of open field tactics - the Mame and Tannenberg · Digging in - the early trench systems
1915 · Development of weapons and minor tactics 1915-16 - machine guns
trench mortars
grenades
sniping
gas
helmets & armour
new artillery · Increased sophistication of trench systems - support and reserve lines
deep dug-outs · Attempts to break the trench deadlock - the battles of Loos and Verdun.