Pillboxes on the Western Front: Guide to the Design, Construction and Use of Concrete Pillboxes, 1914-18

Oldham, Peter

ISBN 10: 0850524180 / ISBN 13: 9780850524185

Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2009

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Pillboxes on the Western Front: Guide to the Design, Construction and Use of Concrete Pillboxes, 1914-18
• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0850524180
• ISBN-13: 9780850524185
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Gewicht: 660 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Investigating the logistical and political problems of supplying and manufacturing large structures using immense quantities of labour and materials, this is a study of the development and use of shell-proof protection for both sides in World War I. It explains how both adversaries in the conflict designed and developed patterns and fast-track systems, and goes on to describe how these were used in defence schemes to provide administrative and command centres, aid stations and artillery observation posts, as well as machine-gun posts. The book includes a gazetteer listing the remaining pillboxes and bunkers in Belgium and northern France, and many of the entries include historical details and information on their use in specific battles.