Railways and War Before 1918
Author | : Denis Bishop |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Military railroads |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Denis Bishop |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Military railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jeremy Higgins |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2015-09-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1910500097 |
The 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 |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Railroads and state |
ISBN | : |
Author | : H. J. Jennings |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Railways in wartime |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Otto H. Kahn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Finance, Public |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Edwin A. Pratt |
Publisher | : London, King |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Military railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sandra Gittins |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2010-08-16 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0750962569 |
In 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 | : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2017-09-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476667608 |
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 | : Alan Earnshaw |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David R. P. Guay |
Publisher | : Fifth House Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781927083369 |
"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."--