Description
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: Jean-Denis G. G. Lepage
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 09/07/2017
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476667607
ISBN10: 1476667608
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | General
- Transportation | Railroads | History
- Transportation | Railroads | Pictorial
About the Author
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.