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Military Trains and Railways : An Illustrated History.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (214 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476627649
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Military Trains and RailwaysDDC classification:
  • 355.83
LOC classification:
  • UG345 .L47 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads -- The Concept of Military Railroads -- Crimean War (1853-1856) -- Franco-Austrian War (1859) -- American Civil War (1861-1865) -- Austro-Prussian War (1866) -- Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) -- Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) -- Narrow-Gauge Railroads -- Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899-1902) -- Spanish-American War (1898) -- Colonial Railroads -- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) -- Part 2. Railroads in World War I -- Historical Background -- France -- Great Britain -- United States -- Russia -- Germany -- Austria -- Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918-1939 -- Generalities -- 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 -- Index.
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Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads -- The Concept of Military Railroads -- Crimean War (1853-1856) -- Franco-Austrian War (1859) -- American Civil War (1861-1865) -- Austro-Prussian War (1866) -- Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) -- Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) -- Narrow-Gauge Railroads -- Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899-1902) -- Spanish-American War (1898) -- Colonial Railroads -- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) -- Part 2. Railroads in World War I -- Historical Background -- France -- Great Britain -- United States -- Russia -- Germany -- Austria -- Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918-1939 -- Generalities -- 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 -- Index.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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