Book ID: CBB338451948

Rails to the front : the role of railways in wartime (2017)

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Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr. (Author)
Grant, H. Roger (Author)


Karwansaray Publishers


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 250
Language: English

The military use of railways derives from their ability to move troops or material rapidly and, less commonly, on their use as a platform for military systems (like armoured trains and heavy artillery). Until recently, the mobility of large armies generally depended on control of railways to move reinforcements, ammunition and food, as the locomotive and railways cars proved far superior to animal-drawn equipment. Historians Augustus J. Veenendaal and H. Roger Grant capture the critical impact of railways in an abundance of conflicts worldwide, from the German revolutions in the 1840s to the Gulf War in the 1990s. (Worldcat)

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Review Woodworth, Don, Jr. (Fall-Winter 2017) Review of "Rails to the front : the role of railways in wartime". Railroad History (pp. 111-113). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Hansen, Peter A.
Peter Tip
Goldfeder, Ron
Pfeiffer, David A.
John Winfield
Priebe, Norman F.
Concepts
Land transportation
Railroads
Pictorial works
Railroads, Military
Railroad Repair Shops
Military technology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Places
United States
Western states (U.S.)
Wyoming (U.S.)
Tucumcari, New Mexico
South Carolina (U.S.)
Michigan (U.S.)
Institutions
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Long Island Rail Road Company
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Northern Railway Company
Union Pacific Railroad
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