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Author:   Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9781476667607

ISBN 10:   1476667608
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   21 September 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface delete Introduction delete Part 1. Early Military Use of Railroads delete The Concept of Military Railroads delete Crimean War (1853–1856) delete Franco-Austrian War (1859) delete American Civil War (1861–1865) delete Austro-Prussian War (1866) delete Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) delete Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) delete Narrow-Gauge Railroads delete Boer Wars (1880–1881 and 1899–1902) delete Spanish-American War (1898) delete Colonial Railroads delete Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) delete Part 2. Railroads in World War I delete Historical background delete France delete Great Britain delete United States delete Russia delete Germany delete Austria delete Part 3. Railroads in the Period 1918–1939 delete Generalities delete Russia delete Finland delete Estonia delete Poland delete Germany delete France delete Great Britain delete Italy delete Spain delete China delete Japan delete Part 4. Railroads in World War II: Axis Powers delete Generalities delete Germany delete Italy delete Japan delete Croatia delete Part 5. Railroads in World War II: Allies delete Generalities delete Great Britain delete Australia delete United States delete France delete Soviet Union delete Slovakia delete Part 6. Post-1945 Military Use of Railroads delete Generalities delete The Netherlands delete Poland delete France delete Cuba delete Soviet Union delete Great Britain delete United States delete Yugoslavia delete Conclusion delete Bibliography delete Filmography delete Index delete

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most engaging for military buffs and train enthusiasts --ARBA.

“most engaging for military buffs and train enthusiasts”—ARBA.

"""most engaging for military buffs and train enthusiasts""--ARBA."

Author Information

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.

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