Pyrrhic Victory : : French Strategy and Operations in the Great War / / Robert A. Doughty.
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.
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Doughty, Robert A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Pyrrhic Victory : French Strategy and Operations in the Great War / Robert A. Doughty. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009] ©2008 1 online resource (592 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 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 Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917 -- 9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918 -- 10. A Strategy of Opportunism -- Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Sep 2021) Strategy History 20th century. World War, 1914-1918 France. HISTORY / Military / World War I. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) 9783110756067 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 print 9780674018808 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674034310 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674034310 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674034310/original |
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