Disputed earth : geology and trench warfare on the Western Front 1914-18
Doyle, Peter, 1960-2017
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Geology controls the outcome of battle and no more so than during the trench warfare of the Great War and this book by expert Peter Doyle takes us through the details. An understanding of terrain has been the mark of a great commander from at least the time of Sun Tzu, and most campaigns can be interpreted and understood from this standpoint. It is the Great War, a war of trenches and dug-outs, of mines and mud, that epitomises the struggles of commander and soldier alike in the prosecution of battle against the obstacles set for them by terrain.
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London : Uniform, 2017.London : Uniform, 2017.
Collation:
285 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781910500873 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.4144940.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
1920354