War on the Western Front
By: editor, Gary Sheffield
Edition: Centenary edition.
Publisher: Bounty Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780753726334
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Campaigns; Trench warfare; Military art and science; History; Intrenchments; Military campaigns
Description: This book examines the day-to-day lives of the men as they fought and died in the trenches, from their recruitment and training to their combat experience. It provides an extensive re-assessment of trench warfare, a revolutionary tactic that challenged the war, and details developments in weaponry and armoured vehicles, including terrifying innovations in the use of poison gas, flamethrowers and tanks.--[jacket cover].
Notes: Originally published in Oxford, U.K. by Osprey Publishing in 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: Warriors on the Western Front. German Stormtrooper / Ian Drury; title: French Poilu / Ian Sumner; title: British Tommy / Martin Pegler; title: US Doughboy / Thomas A. Hoff; title: pt. 2: Trench warfare. The early years of war / Dr. Stephen Bull; title: The Somme and beyond / Dr. Stephen Bull.