An analysis of the military raiding strategy employed on the Western
Front during World War I. The trench raid came to typify the
aggression and close-combat of trench warfare on the Western Front.
Inevitably, raiding by aggressively minded units had a psychological
effect on the enemy. Dominance over the enemy could be established by
aggressive raiding. Equally, raiding had an effect on the morale of
friendly troops but not always a positive one. Successful raids buoyed
spirits but unsuccessful raids could be detrimental because of the
casualties sustained for no gain and raiding provoked retaliation from
enemy artillery or mortars or a tit-for-tat return raid. Raids came to
be the epitome of all-arms operations, combining individual weapons
skills with tactical sense and requiring cooperation with artillery
and mortar batteries for success. Yet, a raiding party was an ad hoc
all-arms combat team put together and trained for a specific
operation. This is the first book to look at how raids were carried
out, the successes, the failures, the consequences of raiding, and
their effect on morale and their contribution to military operations
on the Western Front. >
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ISBN
9781781598962
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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