Manufacturing and the Great War
Wayne Osborne(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 31. July 2034
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-138-50508-7 (ISBN)
Description
Prior to 1914, wars had been comparatively small affairs using relatively small amounts of military supplies and, despite warnings, British industry and government initially failed to grasp the scale of the war with demand for munitions soon outstripping supply. This book chronicles the build-up of British munitions production during the Great War and the methods the British used in terms of adapting the workforce and production in order to resolve the conflict in their favour. Examining the battles of Loos, The Somme, Arras and the 100 Days Campaign to chart the material ability to sustain the British war effort.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
6 s/w Tabellen
6 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-50508-7 (9781138505087)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Wayne Osborne holds an MA in History from the University of Birmingham and a PhD in Great War Manufacturing Engineering from Loughborough University, UK.
Content
Contents;Acknowledgements ;Introduction ;1: Military Procurement prior to the Great War;2: Railway Issues;3: Munitions Manufacture;4: Artillery and Loos;5: The Workforce;6: Education and Industrial Training;7: Artillery, Ammunition and the Somme Campaign;8: Artillery, Supply and Arras;9: Worker Welfare;10: To the Armistice;11: End Piece;Bibliography;Index