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World War I trench warfare. (1), 1914-16 / Stephen Bull ; illustrator, Adam Hook.
- Title
- World War I trench warfare. (1), 1914-16 / Stephen Bull ; illustrator, Adam Hook.
- Author
- Bull, Stephen, 1960-
- Publication
- Oxford : Osprey, 2002.
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- Additional Authors
- Hook, Adam
- Description
- 64 p. : ill. (some col.), map; 25 cm.
- Summary
- The first in a two-part study of the fortifications, equipment, weapons and tactics used in the First World War. The text is illustrated with contemporary photos and diagrams, and includes ten color plates combining details of uniforms and equipment.
- Series Statement
- Elite ; 78
- Uniform Title
- Elite series 78.
- Subject
- World War, 1914-1918 > Trench warfare
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Great War -- Armies in 1914: Numbers -- Artillery -- Cavalry -- Infantry -- Enlistment -- Tactics -- Infantry weapons in 1914: Rifle and bayonet -- Machine guns -- Battles of the Frontiers -- First trenches: Digging in -- Deep cover and multiple positions -- Manning the trenches -- 'Shell scandals'--shortages of artillery ammunition in all armies -- New weapons: Hand grenades -- Rifle grenades -- Trench mortars & bomb throwers -- New combat tactics -- 1915: Overview: Battles and tactics -- New weapons: Poison gas--flame throwers -- Flame thrower assault tactics -- 1916: Verdun: Battle of attrition -- Tactical innovations--the Sturmabteilung and Sturmbataillon -- Plates.
- ISBN
- 1841761974
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library