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AN OFFICER'S MANUAL OF THE WESTERN FRONT 1914-1918
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| By: |
Stephen Bull, Stephen Bull |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844860728 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844860722 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
144 |
| Description: |
Though undeniably bloody the war was in fact a ferment of new ideas and new weapons. Gas, flame throwers, super-heavy artillery, concrete bunkers, tanks, aircraft and other innovations were all introduced, whilst older notions such as barbed wire, machine guns and armour took on a new lease of life. |
| Synopsis: |
Many people have the idea that the 'Great War' on the Western Front was simple, if ghastly, to fight - with few tactics, and unbroken, monotonous, trench lines as the main feature of the battlefield. In such a scenario soldiers with rifles and bayonets charging each other in blind obedience to stupid repetitious orders are imagined as archetypal of battle. Though undeniably bloody the war was in fact a ferment of new ideas and new weapons. Gas, flame throwers, super-heavy artillery, concrete bunkers, tanks, aircraft and other innovations were all introduced, whilst older notions such as barbed wire, machine guns and armour took on a new lease of life. |
| Illustrations: |
40 drawings, maps & diagrams |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Conway |
| Returns: |
Returnable |