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The German Army in World War I (2): 1915–17
Nigel Thomas
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Description for The German Army in World War I (2): 1915–17
Paperback. This second volume in a series of three covers the troops that fought in the massive battles of attrition of the mid-war years - Champagne 1915, Verdun, the Somme, and the Chemin des Dames, 1916-17, and against the Brusilov Offensive in the East in 1916. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
The years 1915-17 saw the Imperial German Army, like the other Great War combatants, forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for reasons of both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, and masks to protect against the terrifying new weapon of poison gas. The fashionable cavalry regiments became irrelevant on the Western Front; many were dismounted to join the infantry, while new types of unit usurped their prestige - assault battalions, and the air corps. This second volume in ... Read more
The years 1915-17 saw the Imperial German Army, like the other Great War combatants, forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for reasons of both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, and masks to protect against the terrifying new weapon of poison gas. The fashionable cavalry regiments became irrelevant on the Western Front; many were dismounted to join the infantry, while new types of unit usurped their prestige - assault battalions, and the air corps. This second volume in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Men-at-Arms
Condition
New
Weight
170g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841765662
SKU
V9781841765662
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Ref
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About Nigel Thomas
Dr Nigel Thomas is an accomplished linguist and military historian and is currently a Senior Lecturer in charge of the Business Language Unit at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle. His interests are 20th century military and civil uniformed organisations, with a special interest in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. He was recently awarded a PhD on the Eastern Enlargement of ... Read more
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