Author: William Durward ConnorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Military Railways
Author: William Durward ConnorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Military Trains and Railways
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. LepagePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476627649
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
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.
Military Railways
Author: Great Britain. War OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Military Trains and Railways
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. LepagePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476667608
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
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.
History of the Railways During the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
Author: Édouard Percy Cranvill GirouardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
"Detailed history of the use and importance of railways during the war in South Africa (the Boer War), written by Sir Edward Percy Cranvill Girouard, Director of Railways for the British South African Field Force. With chapters on the creation and control of a military railway staff, the Cape Government Railway, the Natal Railway, all facets of the Imperial Military Railways (construction, organisation by region, locomotives, railway telegraph, stores and accounts, etc.), and the use of armored trains."--Amazon
World Railways of the Nineteenth Century
Author: Jim HarterPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801880890
Category : Engraving
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword
United States Military Railway Service
Author: Don DeNeviPublisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A story of true heroism. America's 44,000 soldier-railroaders kept vast numbers of troops and essential supplies moving through war-torn Europe.
Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States
Author: Military Service Institution of the United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Field Service Regulations, United States Army, ...
Author: United States. War DeptPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
American and European Military Science
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description