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Fortifications of the Western Front 1914-18

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fortress - World War I & II

MSRP old price: $18.95


Product Info

Title
Fortifications of the Western Front 1914-18
Publisher
Category
Author
Paddy Griffith
Publish Year
2004
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397633
MFG. Part #
OSPFOR024
Type
Softcover
Series
FOR24

Description

Following the early battles of 1914 along the Marne and in the Ypres salient, World War I rapidly changed from a war of movement into one of attrition, with the opposing sides entrenching themselves in a line of fortified positions from the Flanders coastline to the Swiss border. This volume details the different styles of fortification used on the Western Front throughout the course of the war, from the early ditches of 1914 to the complicated systems of 1918. It explains the development of the 'defense in depth' German system and the British reaction to it, as well as illustrating the importance of the pre-war forts, particularly around Verdun.