The German Army in World War I (2)

1915–17

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Description

The years 1915–17 of World War I saw the Imperial German Army forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, as well as masks to protect against poison gas. The fashionable cavalry regiments soon proved irrelevant on the Western Front; many were dismounted to join the infantry, while new types of unit usurped their prestige – assault battalions, and the air corps. This second volume in a three-part sequence offers a mass of detail on organisation, uniforms and insignia, illustrated with rare photographs and meticulous colour artwork.

Table of Contents

The German Empire & Army in 1915 · Strategy & Tactics · M1915/16 Uniforms · The Plates · Index

Product details

Published Apr 27 2004
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841765662
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 42 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 407
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Nigel Thomas

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