The story of a revolution in moving troops and supplies: “A rare gem
that will fill a gap in your World War I library. Highly
recommended.” —Indy Squadron Dispatch The Great War produced
many innovations, in particular the spectacular development by the
British and French armies of motor transport. The age-old problem of
moving soldiers and their supplies was no different in 1914 than it
had been some 2,400 years ago, when the great Chinese military thinker
Sun Tzu informed his readers that the further an army marched into
enemy territory, the more the cost of transport increased, even to the
point that more supplies were consumed by the transportation of men
and their horses than was delivered to the troops. Using many
previously unpublished illustrations, including artists’
impressions, this book tells the story of the men and women who made
motor transport work for the victorious British Army on the Western
Front, so that in 1918, the humble lorry did indeed help propel the
British Army forward on the road to victory.
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The Rise of Motor Transport with the BEF on the Western Front
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781526750440
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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