Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty.
Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty.
Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N940.4012/3
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 578 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
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 str...
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
2005.
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"As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods." "Using extensive archival research, Doughty explains why France pursued a multi-front strate...
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Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-571) and index.
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N940.4012/3
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74VK606j4jyl
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067401880X (alk. paper)
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940.4012
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991021031019702626
