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Lost opportunity : the Battle of the Ardennes 22 August 1914
- Title
- Lost opportunity : the Battle of the Ardennes 22 August 1914 / Simon J. House.
- Author
- House, Simon J.
- Publication
- Solihull, West Midlands : Helion & Company, 2017.
- ©2016
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 18-1067 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 18-1067 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 252 pages : illustrations; 26 cm +
- Summary
- On 22 August 1914 - on a battlefield 100 kilometres wide stretching from Luxembourg to the River Meuse - two French and two German armies clashed in a series of encounters known collectively as the Battle of the Ardennes. On that day, 27,000 young French soldiers died - the bloodiest day in the military history of France (most of them in the Ardennes) - and yet it is almost unknown to English-speaking readers. There has never been an operational study of the Battle of the Ardennes in any language: at best, a single chapter in a history of greater scope; at least a monograph of an individual tactical encounter within the overall battle. This book fills a glaring gap in the study of the opening phase of the First World War - the Battles of the Frontiers - and provides fresh insight into both French and German plans for the prosecution of what was supposed to be a short war.
- Subjects
- Note
- Accompanied by a "Map book."
- Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Kings College, London, 2012).
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-247) and indexes.
- Contents
- Part One: The operational study -- 1. Operational overview -- 2. Army operations -- Part Two: The French lost opportunities -- 3. Neufchâteau -- 4. Maissin-Anloy -- 5. The other battles -- Part Three: Analysis -- 6. Preparation for war -- 7. Doctrine -- 8. Training -- 9. Armaments and equipment -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix: Orders of battle.
- Call Number
- JFF 18-1067
- ISBN
- 9781911096429
- 1911096427
- LCCN
- 2017275720
- OCLC
- 949871268
- Author
- House, Simon J., author.
- Title
- Lost opportunity : the Battle of the Ardennes 22 August 1914 / Simon J. House.
- Publisher
- Solihull, West Midlands : Helion & Company, 2017.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- textcartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-247) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 18-1067