Pyrrhic victory : French strategy and operations in the Great War
2005, First Edition. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #472542
Physical description; xiii, 578 pages : maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Transformation of the French Army -- 2. The War of Movement, 1914 -- 3. Siege Warfare, 1914-1915 -- 4. An Offensive Strategy, May-October 1915 -- 5. The Search for Strategic Alternatives, 1915-1916 -- 6. A Strategy of Attrition, 1916 -- 7. A Strategy of Decisive Battle, Early 1917 -- 8. A Strategy of "Healing" and Defense, Late 1917 -- 9. Responding to a German Offensive, Spring 1918 -- 10. A Strategy of Opportunism -- Conclusion: The "Misery" of Victory -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index. Subjects; World War, 1914-1918. Strategy. Military policy. France. Military history. 20th century. Maps.
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