The French army's tank force and armoured warfare in the Great War : the Artillerie Sp�eciale / Tim Gale.
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TextSeries: Ashgate studies in First World War historyPublisher: Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2013]Copyright date: �2013Description: 1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781409466628 (e-book)
- 920.4/1244 23
- D608 .G35 2013eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the French armoured force: the Artillerie Sp�eciale -- "It takes a lot of stuff to kill a German": French material responses to the Western Front -- "Our sacrifice will not be in vain": the Artillerie Sp�eciale in the Nivelle Offensive 1917 -- The battle behind the lines: aftermath of the Nivelle Offensive -- "A masterpiece of tactics": the Battle of Malmaison -- "A charming toy": the light and heavy tanks and other projects -- The charge at Chaudun: the tank regulations and the introduction of the Renault light tank into service -- All the perfect engines of modern war 1: the battles of Cutry & Antheuil and Directive No. 5 -- The greatest day since the Marne 2: the Battle of Soissons, July 1918 -- The Battle of Somme-Py: Champagne, swansong of the medium tanks -- Conclusion: an event as important as the invention of gunpowder and cannon?
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