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World War I Trench Warfare (1) - 1914-16

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - Pre World War II

Last Stocked on 6/20/2024

Product Info

Title
World War I Trench Warfare (1) - 1914-16
Publisher
Category
Author
Stephen Bull
Publish Year
2002
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398087
MFG. Part #
OSPELI078
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI78

Description

The regular armies which marched off to war in 1914 were composed of massed riflemen, screened by cavalry and supported by artillery; their leaders expected a quick and decisive outcome, achieved by sweeping man oeuvre, bold leadership and skill at arms. Eighteen months later the whole nature of field armies and their tactics had changed utterly. In sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield a few miles wide and 400 miles long, conscript armies sheltered from massive long-range bombardment, wielding new weapons according to new tactical doctrines. This first of two richly illustrated studies explains in detail the specifics of that extraordinary transformation, complete with ten full color plates of uniforms and equipment.