Turning Points
The Eastern Front in 1915
1st Edition
Published on 24. February 2020
296 pages
978-1-4408-4454-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a comprehensive and illuminating study of some of the most crucial campaigns on the Eastern Front during what was perhaps the most momentous year of World War I in that battleground.
Turning Points: The Eastern Front in 1915 offers a well-researched and fascinating study of war in a distinct theater of operations and shows how it was impacted by diplomacy, coalition warfare, command, technology, and the environment in which it is conducted. In contrast to those on the Western Front, lines in the east in 1915 moved hundreds of miles. Although the work focuses more on the Central Powers, significant attention is also given to the Russians.
The book follows the course of events on the Eastern Front during the critical year of 1915, proceeding chronologically from January 1915 to the end of active operations in October, with a brief mention of some action in December. In addition to the better-known campaigns in the Carpathians and Gorlice-Tarnów, the work covers lesser-known operations including the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, the Austro-Hungarian "Black-Yellow" offensive into eastern Galicia, and the German move into Lithuania. Naval action on the Baltic Sea is also covered.
Turning Points: The Eastern Front in 1915 offers a well-researched and fascinating study of war in a distinct theater of operations and shows how it was impacted by diplomacy, coalition warfare, command, technology, and the environment in which it is conducted. In contrast to those on the Western Front, lines in the east in 1915 moved hundreds of miles. Although the work focuses more on the Central Powers, significant attention is also given to the Russians.
The book follows the course of events on the Eastern Front during the critical year of 1915, proceeding chronologically from January 1915 to the end of active operations in October, with a brief mention of some action in December. In addition to the better-known campaigns in the Carpathians and Gorlice-Tarnów, the work covers lesser-known operations including the Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes, the Austro-Hungarian "Black-Yellow" offensive into eastern Galicia, and the German move into Lithuania. Naval action on the Baltic Sea is also covered.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
19 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-4454-6 (9781440844546)
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02/2020
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Person
Richard L. DiNardo is professor for national security affairs at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quantico, VA.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Maps
Chapter 1 Best Laid Plans and Their Miscarriage: The 1914 Campaigns in the East
Chapter 2 Strategists, Strategy, Operations, and Coalition Warfare
Chapter 3 Equipping the Man and Manning the Equipment
Chapter 4 Bloody Winter: January-February 1915
Chapter 5 Spring Crisis: March-April 1915
Chapter 6 Spring Reversal: May-June 1915
Chapter 7 The Summer of Advance and Retreat: July-August 1915
Chapter 8 Action on the Flanks: September-October 1915
Chapter 9 Aftermath and Assessments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Maps
Chapter 1 Best Laid Plans and Their Miscarriage: The 1914 Campaigns in the East
Chapter 2 Strategists, Strategy, Operations, and Coalition Warfare
Chapter 3 Equipping the Man and Manning the Equipment
Chapter 4 Bloody Winter: January-February 1915
Chapter 5 Spring Crisis: March-April 1915
Chapter 6 Spring Reversal: May-June 1915
Chapter 7 The Summer of Advance and Retreat: July-August 1915
Chapter 8 Action on the Flanks: September-October 1915
Chapter 9 Aftermath and Assessments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
