Research Catalog

Title

The French army's tank force and armoured warfare in the Great War : the Artillerie Spéciale / Tim Gale.

Author

Gale, Tim, 1956-

Publication

Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vermont : Ashgate, 2013.

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Description

xvi, 263 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Ashgate studies in First World War history

Uniform Title

Ashgate studies in First World War history.

Subject

• France. Armée > History > World War, 1914-1918
• France. Armée
• France. Artillerie Spéciale
• Frankreich
• Panzertruppe
• Tanks (Military science) > France > History > 20th century
• Weltkrieg
• World War, 1914-1918 > Tank warfare

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-259) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: the French armoured force: the Artillerie Spéciale -- "It takes a lot of stuff to kill a German": French material responses to the Western Front -- "Our sacrifice will not be in vain": the Artillerie Spéciale in the Nivelle Offensive 1917 -- The battle behind the lines: aftermath of the Nivelle Offensive -- "A masterpiece of tactics": the Battle of Malmaison -- "A charming toy": the light and heavy tanks and other projects -- The charge at Chaudun: the tank regulations and the introduction of the Renault light tank into service -- All the perfect engines of modern war 1: the battles of Cutry & Antheuil and Directive No. 5 -- The greatest day since the Marne 2: the Battle of Soissons, July 1918 -- The Battle of Somme-Py: Champagne, swansong of the medium tanks -- Conclusion: an event as important as the invention of gunpowder and cannon?

ISBN

• 9781409466611 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1409466612 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9781409466628 (ebook - PDF) (canceled/invalid)
• 9781409466635 (ebook - ePUB) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013008982

OCLC

832706060

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library