Early trench tactics in the French Army the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 / Jonathan Krause.
| Author/creator | Krause, Jonathan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, |
| Description | xiv, 180 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 |
| Series | Ashgate studies in First World War history |
| Contents | Introduction -- Historiography and sources -- GQG and the changing doctrine of trench warfare -- Writing a doctrine for trench warfare -- The artillery annex -- Orchestrating the break-in -- GQG as agent of liaison and arbiter of strategy -- Artillery -- The guns of August -- Pre-war doctrine -- Baptême de feu and the early trench battles -- The artillery revolution -- Manifest disarray (9-11 May) -- A tale of two divisions: introduction -- Plans and preparation -- From second Ypres to second Artois -- The first phase - like marching in open terrain -- A tale of two divisions, Part i -- La Division Barbot -- 34e Division d'Infanterie -- Comparison159 -- Grignotage (12 May-12 June) -- The second phase - fighting for a base de départ -- Partial offensives: 77e DI after 11 Nay -- Back to basics: 34e DI -- The second general offensive, 13-18 June -- The build-up to 16 June -- Phase three - the second general offensive -- A tale of two divisions, Part II -- The attack on Chantecler -- In memory of Barbot: 77e DI's attack on Souchez -- A tale of two divisions: summary -- Conclusion: the impact of second Artois -- Appendix i. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-177) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012022048 |
| ISBN | 9781409455004 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1409455009 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781409455011 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1409455017 (ebook) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |