Behind The Battle Of France
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Behind The Battle Of France
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Author : Jacques Lorrain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Behind The Battle Of France written by Jacques Lorrain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with France categories.
Behind The Battle Of France Translated By Gerard Hopkins
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Author : Jacques LORRAINE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Behind The Battle Of France Translated By Gerard Hopkins written by Jacques LORRAINE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with categories.
History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815 3rd Edition
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Author : Captain William Siborne
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2011-03-23
History Of The War In France And Belgium In 1815 3rd Edition written by Captain William Siborne and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-23 with History categories.
When Captain Siborne died in 1849, it is unlikely that he was aware of the enduring historical legacy that he was to leave behind. His History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815 has become the most well known English history of the famous campaign and despite being written over 150 years ago is still in print, still eminently readable and remarkably accurate. The book was the result of his life’s work and passionate dedication to the “Waterloo Model” which depicts a stage of the battle in tremendous detail. The accuracy of the book is accounted for by four tremendously important points; Firstly, Siborne was engaged by the British military establishment to produce a model of the battle of Waterloo, which he did with scrupulous accuracy including painstaking research on the battle ground and environs including surveys of the ground. Secondly, Siborne was a noted topographical engineer who wrote a number of treatises and one of the standard works of the time enabling his appreciation of the battle to be precise and avoid fault of many histories written merely from maps (some produced years afterward)of the area. Thirdly, he undertook what was a the time a ground-breaking “questionnaire” of the surviving officers of the British, King’s German Legion, Hanoverian units involved, to piece together the events of the day. These letters were published in part by Siborne’s son much later. Fourthly he expanded his search for eye-witness testimony to both the Prussian and French army staffs, and although rebuffed by the French, who were understandably tender about the loss of the battle and their Emperor with it, his enquiries were fruitful amongst the Prussian command who supplied a priceless counterbalance to the sometimes jingoistic British accounts. Siborne and his works were ahead of their time, and his search for an accurate representation of the battle won him few friends at Horse Guards. Funding was difficult to obtain from the British establishment and Siborne’s attempts at self-funding the model which was his life’s work were unsuccessful, Siborne died a broken man. He left behind the “Waterloo Model” and a larger scale model which are housed at the Royal Army Museum in London and this excellent book. We chose the third edition as it includes the impassioned defence of his work against the plagiarism of Rev R Gleig’s “Story of Waterloo” and a number of notable changes from the first and second editions prompted by further eye-witness testimony gathered by Siborne. Author - Captain William Siborne (15 October 1797–9 January 1849)
To Lose A Battle
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Author : Alistair Horne
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-06-28
To Lose A Battle written by Alistair Horne and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-28 with History categories.
In 1940, the German army fought and won an extraordinary battle with France in six weeks of lightning warfare. With the subtlety and compulsion of a novel, Horne’s narrative shifts from minor battlefield incidents to high military and political decisions, stepping far beyond the confines of military history to form a major contribution to our understanding of the crises of the Franco-German rivalry. To Lose a Battle is the third part of the trilogy beginning with The Fall of Paris and continuing with The Price of Glory (already available in Penguin).
Pyrrhic Victory
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Author : Robert A. Doughty
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-31
Pyrrhic Victory written by Robert A. Doughty and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-31 with History categories.
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. French leaders, favoring a multi-front strategy, believed the Allies could maintain pressure on several fronts around the periphery of the German, Austrian, and Ottoman empires and eventually break the enemy's defenses. But France did not have sufficient resources to push the Germans back from the Western Front and attack elsewhere. The offensives they launched proved costly, and their tactical and operational methods ranged from remarkably effective to disastrously ineffective. Using extensive archival research, Doughty explains why France pursued a multi-front strategy and why it launched numerous operations as part of that strategy. He also casts new light on France's efforts to develop successful weapons and methods and the attempts to use them in operations. An unparalleled work in French or English literature on the war, Pyrrhic Victory is destined to become the standard account of the French army in the Great War.
Behind The Battle Lines In France
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Author : Friends' War Victims' Relief Committee (London, England)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
Behind The Battle Lines In France written by Friends' War Victims' Relief Committee (London, England) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The Fall Of France 1940
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Author : Andrew Shennan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2000
The Fall Of France 1940 written by Andrew Shennan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with France categories.
Shennan (history, Wellesley College) uses a wide array of primary and secondary sources to form his analysis of the complex attitudes behind the political events in France before, during and, especially, after the German occupation of 1940. The first half of this short, readable work considers the expectations and realities of the occupation from the point of view of the time; the second half is devoted to initial and later interpretations by the French--including writers, historians, and politicians--of the occupation, which Shennan sees as causing long-term consequences to the French political psyche. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Under Siege
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Author : Robert J. Young
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2000-06-01
Under Siege written by Robert J. Young and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-01 with History categories.
Studies on the First World War are plentiful but most tend to focus on the combatants. This volume offers a new and highly original perspective that shows the reader the civilian side of this protracted and destructive war through a succession of "snapshots": 130 excerpts from leading American and Canadian newspapers provide a collective portrait of life behind the battle lines, what is often called the "second" front. Written principally by Paris-based journalists, and intended for popular reading audiences, these articles depict ordinary people in a way that still touches the reader of today. They record eye-witness testimony of Paris under aerial bombardment, the gutted cathedrals at Reims and Arras, the cemeteries around Compiègne, the subterranean living quarters at Cambrai, and the heart-breaking orphanages at Chambly. Introduced and concluded by the editor, the volume also offers biographical notes on some of the leadingjournalist contributors, maps to familiarize readers with the geography of northern France, and detailed subject and geographical indices. The volume ends with a select bibliography of works on the subject of French civilian life during the Great War.
Fleeing Hitler
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Author : Hanna Diamond
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2007-06-14
Fleeing Hitler written by Hanna Diamond and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-14 with History categories.
Wednesday 12th June 1940. The Times reported 'thousands upon thousands of Parisians leaving the capital by every possible means, preferring to abandon home and property rather than risk even temporary Nazi domination'. As Hitler's victorious armies approached Paris, the French government abandoned the city and its people, leaving behind them an atmosphere of panic. Roads heading south filled with ordinary people fleeing for their lives with whatever personal possessions they could carry, often with no particular destination in mind. During the long, hard journey, this mass exodus of predominantly women, children, and the elderly, would face constant bombings, machine gun attacks, and even starvation. Using eyewitness accounts, memoirs, and diaries, Hanna Diamond shows how the disruption this exodus brought to the lives of civilians and soldiers alike made it a defining experience of the war for the French people. As traumatized populations returned home, preoccupied by the desire for safety and bewildered by the unexpected turn of events, they put their faith in Marshall Pétain who was able to establish his collaborative Vichy regime largely unopposed, while the Germans consolidated their occupation. Watching events unfold on the other side of the channel, British ministers looked on with increasing horror, terrified that Britain could be next.
Just Behind The Front In France 1918
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Author : Noble Foster Hoggson
language : en
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Just Behind The Front In France 1918 written by Noble Foster Hoggson and has been published by Kessinger Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Law categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.