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Featuring detailed drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare. Transport and logistics are discussed for armoured trains, rail-borne artillery and armoured combat vehicles, medical evacuation trains and draisines. The railroad's role in establishing European colonial empires in Asia and Africa is alos examined.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-101476667608
ISBN-139781476667607
eBay Product ID (ePID)234997339
Product Key Features
Number of Pages216 Pages
Publication NameMilitary Trains and Railways : an Illustrated History
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDictionaries, Railroads / General, Military / General, Military / Vehicles
Publication Year2017
TypeNot Available
AuthorJean-Denis G.G. LePage
Subject AreaTransportation, Référence, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2017-032529
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 Vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal355.83
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Lc Classification NumberUg345.L47 2017
Table of ContentTable of Contents Preface delete Introduction delete Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads delete The Concept of Military Railroads delete Crimean War (1853-1856) delete Franco-Austrian War (1859) delete American Civil War (1861-1865) delete Austro-Prussian War (1866) delete Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) delete Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) delete Narrow-Gauge Railroads delete Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899-1902) delete Spanish-American War (1898) delete Colonial Railroads delete Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) delete Part 2. Railroads in World War I delete Historical background delete France delete Great Britain delete United States delete Russia delete Germany delete Austria delete Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918-1939 delete Generalities delete Russia delete Finland delete Estonia delete Poland delete Germany delete France delete Great Britain delete Italy delete Spain delete China delete Japan delete Part 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers delete Generalities delete Germany delete Italy delete Japan delete Croatia delete Part 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies delete Generalities delete Great Britain delete Australia delete United States delete France delete Soviet Union delete Slovakia delete Part 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads delete Generalities delete The Netherlands delete Poland delete France delete Cuba delete Soviet Union delete Great Britain delete United States delete Yugoslavia delete Conclusion delete Bibliography delete Filmography delete Index delete
