Engines of war
Subtitle: how wars were won & lost on the railways
By: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9781848871724
Subjects: Railroads; War use; History; Military railroads; Railroads and state; Military Transportation
Other titles: How wars were won and lost on the railways
Description: Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. However, as Christian Wolmar demonstrates in this book, the birth of the railway in the early 1830s would transform the theatres of war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.