xvi, 270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-266) and index

Chapter 1. 1914: Manoeuvre War, The French Frontier Offensives ; Alsace and Lorraine ; The Ardennes -- Chapter 2. 1914: Republic, Strategy and Army: The Tactical Offensive Strategy ; The Army and Politics ; The Nation Unites -- Chapter 3. 1914: Manoeuvre War, The German Advance to the Marne: Sambre and Meuse ; The Great Retreat ; The Race to the Sea -- Chapter 4. 1915: Position Warfare: Major Operations ; Trench Warfare ; Command and Control ; Life in the Trenches ; Morale in 1915 -- Chapter 5. 1916: The Great Trial: Allied and German Plans ; The Battle of Verdun ; The Somme ; Chapter 6. 1916: Developments within the Army: Personnel and Equipment ; Morale after Verdun and the Somme -- Chapter 7. 1917: Breakdown and Recovery: The Aisne Offensive ; The Mutinies ; Operations, July-December ; Operational Art and Manpower ; Morale after the Mutinies -- Chapter 8. 1918: Limited Manoeuvre War, The Road to Victory ; Supreme Command ; Operations, March-July ; Operations, August-November -- Chapter 9. 1918: Developments within the Army: Foch and Petain ; Manpower ; Weapons and Equipment ; Morale -- Chapter 10. 1914-18: Beyond Mainland France: Africans on the Western Front ; Africa and the Middle East ; Europe: Dardanelles, Macedonia, Italy -- Chapter 11. Aftermath: Casualties and Costs ; 1940 -- Appendix 1. French Army organization at the outbreak of war: Order of Battle ; Organization ; Conscription, Reserves and mobilization ; Equipment ; Officers ; General -- Appendix 2. Commanders ahd Headquarters staff: Commanders ; The Headquarters staff -- Appendix 3. A French Infantry Regiment 1914-20

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