Bibliograph

Engines of war, how wars were won & lost on the railways, Christian Wolmar

Type

Label

Engines of war, how wars were won & lost on the railways, Christian Wolmar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-298) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Engines of war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

646112208

Responsibility statement

Christian Wolmar

Sub title

how wars were won & lost on the railways

Summary

Explains how the birth of the railroad forever changed how wars were fought, from the Crimean War and American Civil War through both world wars, the Korean War, and the Cold War and its mysterious missile trains

Table Of Contents

War before railways -- The railways called into action -- Slavery loses out to the Iron Road -- Lessons not learnt -- The new weapon of war -- The war the world anticipated -- The great railway war on the Western Front -- Eastern contrasts -- Here we go again -- Blood on the tracks

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