Early trench tactics in the French Army : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 /

Early trench tactics in the French Army : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Krause, Jonathan.
Imprint:	Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013.
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Ashgate studies in First World War history Ashgate studies in First World War history.
Subject:	France. -- Armée. -- Division d'infanterie, 34e. France. -- Armée. -- Division d'infanterie, 77e. France. -- Armée. -- Division d'infanterie, 34e. France. -- Armée. -- Division d'infanterie, 77e. World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Artois -- Trench warfare. World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Artois. Tactics. Intrenchments. Military campaigns. Tactics. Artois (France) -- History, Military. France -- Artois. Electronic books. Military history.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11167769

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Varying Form of Title:	Second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915
ISBN:	9781409455011 1409455017 9781409455004 1409455009
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	In the English-speaking world the First World War is all too often portrayed primarily as a conflict between Britain and Germany. The vast majority of books focus on the Anglo-German struggle, and ignore the dominant part played by the French, who for most of the war provided the bulk of the soldiers fighting against the central powers. As such, this important and timely book joins the small but growing collection of works offering an overdue assessment of the French contribution to the Great War. Drawing heavily on French primary sources the book has two main foci: it is both an in-depth batt.
Other form:	Print version: Krause, Jonathan. Early trench tactics in the French Army. Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., 2013 9781409455004

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Historiography and sources
GQG and the changing doctrine of trench warfare
Writing a doctrine for trench warfare
The artillery annex
Orchestrating the break-in
GQG as agent of liaison and arbiter of strategy
Artillery
The guns of August
Pre-war doctrine
Baptême de feu and the early trench battles
The artillery revolution
Manifest disarray (9-11 May)
A tale of two divisions: introduction
Plans and preparation
From second Ypres to second Artois
The first phase
like marching in open terrain
A tale of two divisions, Part i
La Division Barbot
34e Division d'Infanterie
Comparison159
Grignotage (12 May-12 June)
The second phase
fighting for a base de départ
Partial offensives: 77e DI after 11 Nay
Back to basics: 34e DI
The second general offensive, 13-18 June
The build-up to 16 June
Phase three
the second general offensive
A tale of two divisions, Part II
The attack on Chantecler
In memory of Barbot: 77e DI's attack on Souchez
A tale of two divisions: summary
Conclusion: the impact of second Artois
Appendix i.