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OverviewNo army went to war in 1914 ready to conduct trench warfare operations. All the armies of the First World War discovered that prolonged trench warfare required new types of munitions alongside the conventional howitzers, large-calibre guns and explosive shells. This volume examines how the British went about inventing and manufacturing new weaponry such as hand grenades, rifle grenades and trench mortars when no body of knowledge about trench warfare munitions existed. It also examines how tactics were developed for these new munitions. Based on new research, this is the first book to discuss the complexity of invention and manufacture of novel weapons such as the Mills grenade and the Stokes mortar, and to consider the relationship between technical design and operational tactics on the ground. In so doing the book presents a different model of the trench warfare conducted by the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, and also provides a blueprint to understanding the relationship between technology and tactics applicable to all types of weapons and warfare. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Anthony SaundersPublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.714kg ISBN: 9781441123817ISBN 10: 1441123814 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 09 February 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Invention, Innovation and Trench Warfare 2. Trench Warfare Munitions before 1914 3. The Bureaucracy of Invention 4. A Question of Engineering 5. Royal Engineers 6. The Technicalities of Grenades 7. Trench Mortars 8. The Evolution of Grenade Warfare 9. The Tactical Employment of Mortars 10. Invention, Fireplay and Mobility Glossary Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationAnthony Saunders is an independent scholar and the author of four books on military history, most recently Hitler's Atlantic Wall and Trench Warfare 1850-1950. He worked previously in the Principal Directorate of Patents at the Ministry of Defence. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |