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BL
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Record Number
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589468
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b418687
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Main Entry
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Krause, Jonathan
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Title & Author
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Early trench tactics in the French Army : : the second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915 /\ Jonathan Krause
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Publication Statement
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Farnham, Surrey ;Burlington, VT :: Ashgate,, c2013
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Series Statement
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Ashgate studies in First World War history
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Page. NO
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xiv, 180 p., [4] p. of plates :: ill., maps ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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9781409455004 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1409455009 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781409455011 (ebook)
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: 1409455017 (ebook)
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
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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
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Subject
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France.
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France.
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Subject
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World War, 1914-1918-- France-- Artois-- Trench warfare
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Subject
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World War, 1914-1918-- Campaigns-- France-- Artois
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Subject
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Tactics
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Subject
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Artois (France), History, Military
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Dewey Classification
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940.4/24
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LC Classification
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D545.A75K73 2013
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Parallel Title
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Second Battle of Artois, May-June 1915
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