Isbn: 9780674018808 - pyrrhic victory: french strategy and operations in the great war (17 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. Explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Belknap Press Historical Books (Belknap Press) Pyrrhic Victory - French Strategy and Operations in the Great War (EX/NM) (dust jacket VG+) Manufacturer: Belknap Press Product Line: Historical Books (Belknap Press) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2005 Author: Robert A. Doughty Page Count: 592 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is EX/NM - dust jacket VG+. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods. French leaders, favoring a multi-front strategy, believed the Allies could maintain pressure on several fronts around the periphery of the German, Austrian, and Ottoman empires and eventually break the enemy's defenses. But France did not have sufficient resources to push the Germans back from the Western Front and attack elsewhere. The offensives they launched proved costly, and their tactical and operational methods ranged from remarkably effective to disastrously ineffective. Using extensive archival research, Doughty explains why France pursued a multi-front strategy and why it launched numerous operations as part of that strategy. He also casts new light on France's efforts to develop successful weapons and methods and the attempts to use them in operations.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiii, 578 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Transformation of the French Army -- 2. The War of Movement, 1914 -- 3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915 -- 4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915 -- 5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916 -- 6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916 -- 7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917 -- 8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917 -- 9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918 -- 10. A Strategy of Opportunism -- Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index. Subjects; World War, 1914-1918. Strategy. Military policy. France. Military history. 20th century. Maps. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiii, 578 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Transformation of the French Army -- 2. The War of Movement, 1914 -- 3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915 -- 4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915 -- 5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916 -- 6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916 -- 7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917 -- 8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917 -- 9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918 -- 10. A Strategy of Opportunism -- Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index. Subjects; World War, 1914-1918. Strategy. Military policy. France. Military history. 20th century. Maps. 1 Kg.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good +. Clean dust jacket, cover and text. Partial contents: The Transformation of the French Army; The War of Movement, 1914; Siege Warfare, 1914-1915; An Offensive Strategy, May - October 1915. --- [We are a Benedictine Monastery & Seminary Library. Thank you for your support].…

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