Military Trains and Railways.

ISBN:

9781476627649

Title:

Author:

Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G.

Personal Author:

Lepage, Jean-Denis G. G.

Publication Information:

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads; The Concept of Military Railroads; Crimean War (1853â#x80;#x93;1856); Franco-Austrian War (1859); American Civil War (1861â#x80;#x93;1865); Austro-Prussian War (1866); Franco-Prussian War (1870â#x80;#x93;1871); Russo-Turkish War (1877â#x80;#x93;1878); Narrow-Gauge Railroads; Boer Wars (1880â#x80;#x93;1881 and 1899â#x80;#x93;1902); Spanish-American War (1898); Colonial Railroads; Russo-Japanese War (1904â#x80;#x93;1905); Part 2. Railroads in World War I; Historical Background; France; Great Britain; United States; Russia; Germany; Austria.

Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918â#x80;#x93;1939Generalities; Russia; Finland; Estonia; Poland; Germany; France; Great Britain; Italy; Spain; China; Japan; Part 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers; Generalities; Germany; Italy; Japan; Croatia; Part 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies; Generalities; Great Britain; Australia; United States; France; Soviet Union; Slovakia; Part 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads; Generalities; The Netherlands; Poland; France; Cuba; Soviet Union; Great Britain; United States; Yugoslavia; Conclusion; Bibliography; Filmography.

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Subject Term:

Military railroads -- History.

Military railroads -- Pictorial works.

Chemins de fer -- Utilisation militaire -- Histoire.

Chemins de fer -- Utilisation militaire -- Ouvrages illustrés.

HISTORY -- Military -- Other.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.

Military railroads

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

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Summary

Featuring 256 drawings, this history of military trains and railways from 1853 through 1953 describes how the railroad transformed the nature of warfare. Transport and logistics are discussed for armored trains, rail-borne artillery and armored combat vehicles, medical evacuation trains and draisines (light auxiliary vehicles such as handcars). The railroad's role in establishing European colonial empires in Asia and Africa is examined. Conflicts covered include the Boer Wars, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, the Russo-Turkish War, World War I, the Finnish Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, World War II and the French Indochina War.

Author Notes

Historian, writer and illustrator Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage is the author of numerous books. His interests include World War II and medieval and French history. He lives in Groningen, Netherlands.