Forgotten Battlefronts of the First World War
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780752499956
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Campaigns; Battlefields; HISTORY; Western; Military campaigns
Description: The struggle between Germany and the Allies along the Western Front is one of the most familiar elements of the First World War. This book reveals many less well-known theatres of conflict that were key to the original progress and conduct of the war.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction and Acknowledgements; The Belgian Fronts; 1. Invasion and Siege; 2. Retreat to the Yser; 3. The Coast; The Vosges; 4. The Fight for the Summits; The Italian Fronts; 5. Italia Irredenta; 6. Battles of the Trentino and Isonzo; 7. Battles of Caporetto and Piave; The Salonika Front; 8. Bridgeheads in the Balkans; 9. Balkan Victory; Bibliography.