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Edition: Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780674034310

Content: 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.

Note: Frontmatter -- , 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. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674034310

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674034310

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Format: 1 online resource (592 pages)

ISBN: 9780674034310

Content: Intro -- Contents -- List of 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.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674027268

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780674027268

Language: English

URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3300066

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Format: 1 online resource (593 p.)

ISBN: 0-674-26304-9 , 0-674-03431-7

Content: 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.

Note: Originally published: Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap, 2005. , Frontmatter -- , 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 , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-01880-X

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-02726-4

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674034310