Military Trains and Railways

An Illustrated History

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Av Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G. Lepage

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Featuring 256 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 armored trains, rail-borne artillery and armored combat vehicles, medical evacuation trains and draisines (light auxiliary vehicles such as handcars). The railroad's role in establishing European colonial empires in Asia and Africa is examined. Conflicts covered include the Boer Wars, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, the Russo-Turkish War, World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the French Indochina War.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-09-21
Mått178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt381 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476667607

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Table of ContentsPreface deleteIntroduction deletePart 1. Early Military Use of Railroads deleteThe Concept of Military Railroads deleteCrimean War (1853–1856) deleteFranco-Austrian War (1859) deleteAmerican Civil War (1861–1865) deleteAustro-Prussian War (1866) deleteFranco-Prussian War (1870–1871) deleteRusso-Turkish War (1877–1878) deleteNarrow-Gauge Railroads deleteBoer Wars (1880–1881 and 1899–1902) deleteSpanish-American War (1898) deleteColonial Railroads deleteRusso-Japanese War (1904–1905) deletePart 2. Railroads in World War I deleteHistorical background deleteFrance deleteGreat Britain deleteUnited States deleteRussia deleteGermany deleteAustria deletePart 3. Railroads in the Period 1918–1939 deleteGeneralities deleteRussia deleteFinland deleteEstonia deletePoland deleteGermany deleteFrance deleteGreat Britain deleteItaly deleteSpain deleteChina deleteJapan deletePart 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers deleteGeneralities deleteGermany deleteItaly deleteJapan deleteCroatia deletePart 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies deleteGeneralities deleteGreat Britain deleteAustralia deleteUnited States deleteFrance deleteSoviet Union deleteSlovakia deletePart 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads deleteGeneralities deleteThe Netherlands deletePoland deleteFrance deleteCuba deleteSoviet Union deleteGreat Britain deleteUnited States deleteYugoslavia deleteConclusion deleteBibliography deleteFilmography deleteIndex delete