Railways and War Before 1918
Author: Denis Bishop
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 168
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Author: Denis Bishop
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeremy Higgins
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2015-09-03
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1910500097
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe railways were intrinsic to fighting the First World War, whether at home or abroad. On the Western Front and beyond trains ferried men and supplies to and from the front on a staggering scale, ensuring that the war machine functioned without pause. Back in Britain, the railway network shipped millions of tonnes of war material from the factories to the ports, becoming the lifeblood of the war effort. Great War Railwaymen details this incredible achievement, exploring not only the vast infrastructure, but also those who operated it. Despite the importance of the railways, many of those involved in the industry went off to fight in the mud and trenches, on the world's oceans, or in the skies above war torn Europe. Between them, they were awarded 2500 Military medals, 44 Distinguished Conduct Medals, 27 Military Crosses and 6 Victoria Crosses. This is their story. Meticulously researched and lovingly produced, Jeremy Higgins narrates the fascinating stories of over a thousand of these men, vividly capturing their wartime experiences and pressing home the vital importance of the railways, and those that ran them, to the Allied victory in the First World War.
Author: Frank Haigh Dixon
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1918
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: H. J. Jennings
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 7
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Otto H. Kahn
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Edwin A. Pratt
Publisher: London, King
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 432
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017-09-21
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 1476667608
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing 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: Rudolph Daniels
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Published: 2017-04-06
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780996696333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWar is a brutal thing. Countries clash in a grand struggle for power, while belligerent nations mobilize their vast resources to tackle their opponents head-on. Both man and machine, and the supplies to support them, must be moved in mass quantity to have any hope of victory.World War I, or "The Great War" (as it was called at the time), was the first worldwide conflict of its kind, requiring mass mobilizations at unrivaled levels. The rail systems of nations across the globe were put to the test by the war effort. Tasked to move troops, equipment, ammunition, and supplies around the clock, railroads were pushed to the precipice of failure."The Great Railroad War," by Dr. Rudolph Daniels, delves into the often unrecognized and underappreciated history of United States rail operations during and immediately following World War I. Daniels' expertly-written academic history sheds light on the profound impact that American railroads and railroaders had on the war effort. The book covers the unpreparedness of the railroads for an unprecedented war, the 1918 government takeover to ensure operating efficiency, and the relinquishment of the railroads and groundbreaking Transportation Act of 1920.Covering more than just the history, Daniels discusses the operational details of United States rail shipments both at home and abroad, and how these operations interplayed and overlapped with military operations in France and Russia. Experience the unsung war of the twentieth century - The Great Railroad War.
Author: Sandra Gittins
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2010-08-16
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0750962569
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measure, both for the men sent away to fight and the women who took on new roles at home. Not since 1922 has the history of the GWR in the First World War been recorded in a single volume. Using modern data-bases and enjoying greater access to archives, Sandra Gittins has been able to produce a complete history which traces the GWR from the early, optimistic days through the subsequent difficult years of the Great War, including Government demands for war manufacture, increased traffic and the tragic loss of staff. From GWR ships and ambulance trains to the employment of women, every part of the story is told, including the saddest of all, which is represented by a Roll of Honour.
Author: David R. P. Guay
Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781927083369
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Tracks to the Trenches is a photographic history of the role that Canadian soldiers and railroad men played in the construction of rail lines to the Allied front during World War I."--