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World War I Trench Warfare (2): 1916–18

By Stephen Bull; Adam Hook

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781841761985, 1841761982
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16759528 bytes)
Series
Elite 84
Pages
64\67
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
World War 1;Military;Military History;History;Nonf

Description

Osprey's examination of trench warfare tactics during World War I (1914-1918). The Allied attempt to break the stalemate of trench warfare by the 'big pushes' of 1916 led to massively costly battles of attrition. The Germans responded by developing schemes of defence in depth anchored on concrete bunkers; the Allies, by sophisticated artillery tactics in support of infantry assaults, and by the introduction of the tank - at first an accident-prone novelty, but later a front-breaking weapon. On both sides the small, self-reliant, opportunistic infantry unit, with its own specialist weapons, became the basic tool of attack. This second of a fascinating two-part study of the birth of 20th century tactics is illustrated in colour and includes rare photographs.

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