Trench Warfare 1914-1918 (Pan Grand Strategy) - Softcover

Ashworth, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330480685 ISBN 13: 9780330480680

Publisher: Pan, 2004

Synopsis

The story of the great battles of the First World War has been told by historians, journalists and others. The shock and slaughter of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendaele are a major theme of most books. Large scale battles, however, comprised the smaller part of soldiers' total time in combat. For 90% of that time soldiers fought small scale battles . These small conflicts were violent, continual and involved complex weaponry and specialised tactics. Yet, during small battles, soldiers could and often did, make choices not possible during large ones. From these choices, there evolved between enemies a curious culture of live and let live which constrained the war culture of kill or be killed in fundamental ways.

About this title

Book Description:

A classic of military history about the smaller, personal battles of the First World War

Synopsis:

The shock and slaugter of the battlefields of the Somme, Verdun and Passchendale is well documented. However, during the smaller battles soldiers could, and often did, make personal decisions. From these evolved a culture of live and let live, which constrained that of kill and be killed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0330480685
• ISBN 13: 9780330480680
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304