The Western Front companion: the complete guide to how the armies fought four devastating years, 1914 - 1918
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 522-523) and index |
| Physical Description: | 525 S. zahlr. Ill. und Kt. 30 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents
Author s Note
6
Acknowledgements
6
Key
to
Symbols 7
Introduction: Why the World Went to War
10
The Fuel: the Triple Alliance; the Triple Entente
·
The Spark:
the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
·
The Blaze:
June-August
1914;
the German War Plan; the French War
Plan; the Belgian War Plan; the British War Plan
Section One: A Western Front Timeline
28
Critical events and battles of
1914 ·
Critical events and battles
of 1
915 ·
Critical events and battles of
1916 ·
Critical events
and battles of
1917 ·
Critical events and battles of
1918
Section Two: The Western Front Armies
80
Manpower Deployed on the Western Front
·
Army Structure
•
The Divisional System
·
The British Army
·
The
Canadian Army
·
The Armies of Australia and New Zealand
•
The Indian Army
·
The South African Army
·
The
Portuguese Army
·
The American Army
·
The Belgian Army
•
The French Army
·
The German Army
Section Three: Commanders and Staff
140
Government Structure
·
General Officers
·
Regimental
Officers and NCOs
·
The Staff
Section Four: Infantry and Their Weapons
170
Rifles and Bayonets
·
Bombs/Grenades
·
Pistols and
Revolvers
·
Machine Guns
·
Flamethrowers
·
Other
Weapons
·
Infantry Battalions and Platoons
·
Uniforms and
Equipment
· 1
July
1916:
the Worst Day for British Infantry
Section Five: Artillery
222
Types of Gun
·
Anti-aircraft Defence and Guns
·
Artillery
Ammunition
·
Trench Mortars
·
Evolution of Equipment
·
Evolution of Tactics
·
Planning
·
Barrages
Section Six: Cavalry
262
The Value of Cavalry on the Western Front
·
Organization
·
Cavalry Actions on the Western Front
1914-1918
Section Seven: Engineers
286
RE Field Companies
·
Tunnelling Companies
·
Hazards of the
Underground War
·
Rescue Operations
· Messines, 7
June
1917 · Tunnellers
mid-
1917
to November
1918 ·
The Special
Brigade (gas, smoke and flamethrowers)
·
Other Special
Units/Companies
·
Signalling
·
Construction and Labour
Section Eight: Supply and Transport
324
Food
·
Water
·
Munitions
·
Clothing
·
Fuel
·
Remounts
·
Salvage
·
Logistics
·
Transport Within the UK
·
By Sea
·
Railways in France
·
Inland Waterways
·
Roads
·
Horse
Transport, Light Railways and Tramways
Section Nine: Medical, Chaplains, Veterinary
354
Injuries and Illnesses
·
Hygiene and Sickness
·
The Royal
Army Medical Corps
·
Casualty Evacuation
·
British Women
in Medical Services
·
German Medical Units
·
Chaplains
·
The Army Veterinary Corps
·
Men and Horses
Section Ten: Tanks
382
The Mark I Tank
·
Early Organization and Tactics
·
Tank
Corps Organization
·
Later Tank Tactics
·
The Mark IV Tank
•
The Mark V, Mark V*, Medium A (Whippet) and Other
Tanks
·
German Anti-Tank Tactics
·
German Tanks
·
The
First Tank
v
Tank Clash
·
French Tanks
·
American Tanks
Section Eleven: Aviation
418
RFC Organization
·
Types of Aircraft
·
Aircraft Armament
·
Observation Balloons
·
RFC Recruitment and Training
·
Reconnaissance
·
Aerial Combat
·
Ground Attack
·
Messines ·
Aces
Other
Section Twelve: Trench Warfare
446
Siting, Layout and Types of Trench
·
Barbed Wire
Defensive Structures
·
Life In and Out of the Line
•
Patrolling and Raiding
·
Trench Warfare Tactics
Section Thirteen:
Cambrai
486
Outline Plan
·
The German Defences
·
Planning and
Preparation
·
29th Division Attack on the St-Quentin Canal
Bridges
·
Nightfall,
20
November
·
The Endgame
Epilogue
514
The Armistice
·
The Cost
·
In
Memoriam
·
The Unknown
Warrior
Bibliography
522
Index
524
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