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The Rocky Road to the Great War - The Evolution of Trench Warfare (Hardcover, New)
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The Rocky Road to the Great War - The Evolution of Trench Warfare (Hardcover, New)
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Nicholas Murray’s The Rocky Road to the Great War examines the
evolution of field fortification theory and practice between 1877
and 1914. During this period field fortifications became
increasingly important, and their construction evolved from
primarily above to below ground. The reasons for these changes are
crucial to explaining the landscape of World War I, yet they have
remained largely unstudied. The transformation in field
fortifications reflected not only the ongoing technological
advances but also the changing priorities in the reasons for
constructing them, such as preventing desertion, protecting troops,
multiplying forces, reinforcing tactical points, providing a secure
base, and dominating an area. Field fortification theory, however,
did not evolve solely in response to improving firepower or
technology. Rather, a combination of those factors and societal
ones—for example, the rise of large conscript armies and the
increasing participation of citizens rather than subjects—led
directly to technical alterations in the actual construction of the
fieldworks. These technical developments arose from the second wave
of the Industrial Revolution in the late nineteenth century that
provided new technologies that increased the firepower of
artillery, which in turn drove the transition from above- to
below-ground field fortification. Based largely on primary
sources—including French, British, Austrian, and American
military attaché reports—Murray’s enlightening study is unique
in defining, fully examining, and contextualizing the theories and
construction of field fortifications before World War I. About the
Author NICHOLAS MURRAY is an associate professor of history at the
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He obtained his
undergraduate degree in war studies at King’s College London and
both his master’s and doctoral degrees in history from the
University of Oxford. He was vice president and secretary of the
Oxford University Strategic Studies Group and has taught at
Middlebury College and the State University of New
York–Adirondack. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas.
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