Underground Warfare 1914 1918
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Underground Warfare 1914 1918
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Author : Simon Jones
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Underground Warfare 1914 1918 written by Simon Jones and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with History categories.
Simon Joness graphic history of underground warfare during the Great War uses personal reminiscences to convey the danger and suspense of this unconventional form of conflict. He describes how the underground soldiers of the opposing armies engaged in a ruthless fight for supremacy, covers the tunneling methods they employed, and shows the increasingly lethal tactics they developed during the war in which military mining reached its apotheosis. He concentrates on the struggle for ascendancy by the British tunneling companies on the Western Front.But his wide-ranging study also tells the story of the little known but fascinating subterranean battles fought in the French sectors of the Western Front and between the Austrians and the Italians in the Alps which have never been described before in English. Vivid personal testimony is combined with a lucid account of the technical challenges and ever-present perils of tunneling in order to give an all-round insight into the extraordinary experience of this underground war.
The War Underground 1914 18 Tactics And Equipment
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Author : Simon Jones
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-05-23
The War Underground 1914 18 Tactics And Equipment written by Simon Jones and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-23 with History categories.
This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18. Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides' attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 it was rendered largely obsolete by the development of the all-arms battle as mobility was restored to the battlefield. In the stagnant, troglodyte existence of trench warfare, military mining was a hidden world of heroism and terror in which hours of suspenseful listening were spent monitoring the steady picking of unseen opponents, edging quietly towards the enemy, and judging when to fire a charge. Break-ins to enemy mine galleries resulted in hand-to-hand fighting in the darkness. The ingenuity, claustrophobia and tactical importance of the underground war are discussed and depicted in this fully illustrated study from an acknowledged expert. The artwork plates include depictions of the specialized uniforms, weapons and equipment used underground, as well as vignettes that vividly convey the many aspects of subterranean warfare during World War I.
Beneath Flanders Fields
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Author : Peter Barton
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 2007
Beneath Flanders Fields written by Peter Barton and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Flanders (Belgium) categories.
Whilst the war raged across Flanders fields, an equally horrifying and sometimes more dangerous battle took place underground. "Beneath Flanders Fields" tells the story of the tunnellers' war, which still remains one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of the Great War. A wealth of personal testimonies reveal the engineering, technology and science behind how this most intense of battles was fought - and won. They speak of how the tunnellers lived a relentless existence in the depths of the battlefield for almost two and a half years, enduring physical and mental stresses that were often more extreme than their infantry counterparts. Their lives were reduced to a complex war of silence, tension and claustrophobia, leading up to the most dramatic mine offensive in history launched on 7 June 1917 at Messines Ridge. Yet, Messines was not the end of their story, which continued with the crafting of a whole underground world of headquarters, cookhouses and hospitals, housing the innumerable troops who passed through this part of the Western Front. Here, this extraordinary, hidden world is revealed and the fragile legacy it has left behind on Flanders fields is brought to light.
What Tommy Took To War
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Author : Peter Doyle
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-03-10
What Tommy Took To War written by Peter Doyle and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-10 with History categories.
On the centenary of the Great War comes this poignant look at fifty objects never far from Tommy's side – official uniform, good-luck charms, phrasebooks, a sweetheart's letter, some unexpected and others more familiar. With sumptuous original photography and thoughtful text, this is life as the ordinary First World War soldier knew it. Inside front: What Tommy Took To War tells sobering, fascinating stories that bring the ordinary Tommy's experiences back to life with poignant immediacy. With striking original photography by Chris Foster and expert text from noted historian Peter Doyle, it looks in detail at fifty objects that Tommy would have had in his kit and which would have accompanied, equipped and comforted him during his wartime ordeals: official uniform, training manual, cigarettes, good-luck charms, sweethearts' letters, foreign phrasebook and myriad others. Together, these artefacts give us a serious and informative, yet touching and even occasionally amusing, picture of the ordinary soldier's experience of the First World War.
Beneath Flanders Fields
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Author : Peter Barton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Beneath Flanders Fields written by Peter Barton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
The story of Britain and Germany's cat-and-mouse mine warfare - one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented, and mystifying conflicts of the Great War.
First World War Britain
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Author : Peter Doyle
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-20
First World War Britain written by Peter Doyle and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-20 with History categories.
The First World War profoundly changed British society. The armed forces' need for mass recruitment saw the workforce severely depleted, with women stepping up to shoulder the burden; but nobody could ignore the social upheaval or the strains put upon daily life. With poverty a major issue at the outbreak of war, the extra wages put more food on the table for many families, in spite of rationing and shortages, and away from the front the nation prospered. The war intervened in all aspects of home life, and attacks from the sea and the air meant that civilians were caught up in 'total war'. Peter Doyle explores how British citizens met these challenges, looking at such aspects of daily life as clothing restrictions and popular arts, alongside broader issues like food shortages and industrial unrest.
Beneath The Killing Fields
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Author : Matthew Leonard
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-02-19
Beneath The Killing Fields written by Matthew Leonard and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-19 with History categories.
Beneath the Killing Fields of the Western Front still lies a hidden landscape of industrialised conflict virtually untouched since 1918. This subterranean world is an ambiguous environment filled with material culture that that objectifies the scope and depth of human interaction with the diverse conflict landscapes of modern war. Covering the military reasoning for taking the war underground, as well as exploring the way that human beings interacted with these extraordinary alien environments, this book provides a more all-encompassing overview of the Western Front. The underground war was intrinsic to trench warfare and involved far more than simply trying to destroy the enemys trenches from below. It also served as a home to thousands of men, protecting them from the metallic landscapes of the surface. With the aid of cutting edge fieldwork conducted by the author in these subterranean locales, this book combines military history, archaeology and anthropology together with primary data and unique imagery of British, French, German and American underground defences in order to explore the realities of subterranean warfare on the Western Front, and the effects on the human body and mind that living and fighting underground inevitably entailed.
War Underground
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Author : Alexander Barrie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-10-01
War Underground written by Alexander Barrie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with categories.
Mine Warfare In Flanders
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Author : Roger Lampaert
language : en
Publisher: Leo Cooper Books
Release Date : 2001-03-15
Mine Warfare In Flanders written by Roger Lampaert and has been published by Leo Cooper Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-15 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
Underground Warfare
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Author : Daphné Richemond-Barak
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018
Underground Warfare written by Daphné Richemond-Barak and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Law categories.
Introduction -- Tunnels in conflict : from ancient uses to contemporary threats -- Underground warfare : from a tool of war to a global security threat -- Sovereignty over the underground -- Contending with tunnels : law, strategy, and methods -- Underground warfare and the jus ad bellum -- Underground warfare and the jus in bello : general considerations -- Underground warfare near, by, and against civilians -- Conclusion