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Seeking Victory on the Western Front by Albert Palazzo HC 2000 1st Edition
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “minimal wear...protective dust cover”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780803237254
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803237251
ISBN-13
9780803237254
eBay Product ID (ePID)
422591
Product Key Features
Book Title
Seeking Victory on the Western Front : the British Army and Chemical Warfare in World War I
Number of Pages
245 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Military / World War I, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-042637
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Though World War I has been written about exhaustively, Palazzo offers a genuinely fresh dimension by focusing on the British Army''s extensive and imaginative use of gas. The Germans may have pioneered its use in 1915, but the British developed it, devised and put into mass production the most lethal chemicals, and provided their troops with by far the better gas masks."- The Wilson Quarterly, "Though World War I has been written about exhaustively, Palazzo offers a genuinely fresh dimension by focusing on the British Army's extensive and imaginative use of gas. The Germans may have pioneered its use in 1915, but the British developed it, devised and put into mass production the most lethal chemicals, and provided their troops with by far the better gas masks."- The Wilson Quarterly, "A major contribution to the goal of rescuing the reputation of the army from the ''donkeys'' school of historiography. Palazzo''s examination of the way in which the army incorporated gas into its armory underlines the conclusions of Tim Travers, Trevor Wilson, Robin Prior, and Paddy Griffith, that despite the obvious shortcomings of some prominent individuals, the BEF [British Expeditionary Force was remarkably successful at recognizing the utility of new technologies and exploiting their military potential. . . . The author has examined a wide range of primary and secondary sources in Britain, Canada, and Australia and they are carefully set down in his copious notes. . . . It is squarely aimed at scholars interested in the war on the Western Front, but it deserves to be read more widely."- The Journal of Military History, "Albert Palazzo's fine contribution brings sound scholarship and welcome objectivity to a subject often burdened with emotional bitterness." - Rod Paschall, author of 'The Defeat of Imperial Germany, 1917-1918'"Palazzo' excellent study of the last months of WW I challenges the anit-Haig views of such critics as Denis Winter and Tim Travers. . . . Most historians emphasize strategy and tactics, but Palazzo points out that the new weapons that proved decisive required long-term planning and industrial organization in which the British proved superior. Highly recommended . . ."--Choice"Palazzo has worked his way through a mass of primary documents and written a book which will probably be useful to other scholars."--The Wish Stream, Vol 54, Summer 2000" . . . Albert Palazzo, who concentrates, in Seeking Victory on the Western Front, on the British use of chemical warfare. Let's not be squeamish, be insists. Victory went to those who accurately interpreted the situation and did what had to be done. That was the British more than anyone else. . . .Palazzo seeks to rehabilitate the British military leadership . . . But despite his efforts, Palazzo is unable to rid us of the feeling that, by resorting to gas after theGermans had used it . . . the British and the French lost some of the moral high ground they had claimed as theirs."-Times Literary Supplement, April 27 2001". . . an enterprising analysis of the British use of poison gas in the First World War."--Army Historical Research, Autumn 2001, "A major contribution to the goal of rescuing the reputation of the army from the 'donkeys' school of historiography. Palazzo's examination of the way in which the army incorporated gas into its armory underlines the conclusions of Tim Travers, Trevor Wilson, Robin Prior, and Paddy Griffith, that despite the obvious shortcomings of some prominent individuals, the BEF [British Expeditionary Force] was remarkably successful at recognizing the utility of new technologies and exploiting their military potential. . . . The author has examined a wide range of primary and secondary sources in Britain, Canada, and Australia and they are carefully set down in his copious notes. . . . It is squarely aimed at scholars interested in the war on the Western Front, but it deserves to be read more widely."- The Journal of Military History ., "A major contribution to the goal of rescuing the reputation of the army from the ''donkeys'' school of historiography. Palazzo''s examination of the way in which the army incorporated gas into its armory underlines the conclusions of Tim Travers, Trevor Wilson, Robin Prior, and Paddy Griffith, that despite the obvious shortcomings of some prominent individuals, the BEF [British Expeditionary Force] was remarkably successful at recognizing the utility of new technologies and exploiting their military potential. . . . The author has examined a wide range of primary and secondary sources in Britain, Canada, and Australia and they are carefully set down in his copious notes. . . . It is squarely aimed at scholars interested in the war on the Western Front, but it deserves to be read more widely."-The Journal of Military History., "A major contribution to the goal of rescuing the reputation of the army from the ''donkeys'' school of historiography. Palazzo''s examination of the way in which the army incorporated gas into its armory underlines the conclusions of Tim Travers, Trevor Wilson, Robin Prior, and Paddy Griffith, that despite the obvious shortcomings of some prominent individuals, the BEF [British Expeditionary Force] was remarkably successful at recognizing the utility of new technologies and exploiting their military potential. . . . The author has examined a wide range of primary and secondary sources in Britain, Canada, and Australia and they are carefully set down in his copious notes. . . . It is squarely aimed at scholars interested in the war on the Western Front, but it deserves to be read more widely."The Journal of Military History, "A major contribution to the goal of rescuing the reputation of the army from the 'donkeys' school of historiography. Palazzo's examination of the way in which the army incorporated gas into its armory underlines the conclusions of Tim Travers, Trevor Wilson, Robin Prior, and Paddy Griffith, that despite the obvious shortcomings of some prominent individuals, the BEF [British Expeditionary Force] was remarkably successful at recognizing the utility of new technologies and exploiting their military potential. . . . The author has examined a wide range of primary and secondary sources in Britain, Canada, and Australia and they are carefully set down in his copious notes. . . . It is squarely aimed at scholars interested in the war on the Western Front, but it deserves to be read more widely."- The Journal of Military History, "Though World War I has been written about exhaustively, Palazzo offers a genuinely fresh dimension by focusing on the British Army''s extensive and imaginative use of gas. The Germans may have pioneered its use in 1915, but the British developed it, devised and put into mass production the most lethal chemicals, and provided their troops with by far the better gas masks."-The Wilson Quarterly., "Though World War I has been written about exhaustively, Palazzo offers a genuinely fresh dimension by focusing on the British Army''s extensive and imaginative use of gas. The Germans may have pioneered its use in 1915, but the British developed it, devised and put into mass production the most lethal chemicals, and provided their troops with by far the better gas masks."The Wilson Quarterly
Dewey Decimal
940.4/144
Synopsis
Seeking Victory on the Western Front examines how, in the face of the devastating firepower advantages that modern weapons offered the Germans, the British army developed the means to reclaim the offense and break the stalemate of the western front to defeat their enemy. Within this context, Albert Palazzo demonstrates the importance of gas warfare to Britain's tactical success and argues that it was a much more efficient weapon than past historians have suggested. Despite British notions of tradition, gentlemanly conduct, and fair fighting, the high command realized that the war was to be won by employing new technologies and techniques to counteract the defensive advantages their well-fortified and entrenched opponent enjoyed on the western front. Through his study of the evolution of chemical warfare, Palazzo demonstrates that the British made the necessary transformation by successfully incorporating new weapons and tactics into their existing method of waging war. As a result, they created a new operational system that allowed the attacker to negate the defender's firepower advantage at all levels., Examines how the British army developed the means to reclaim the offensive initiative and break the stalemate of the western front, Palazzo's study is convincing in demonstrating that the British military command was not, contrary to the common belief, unwilling to adapt innovations in technology for use on the battlefield."--Virginia Quarterly Review.
LC Classification Number
D639.C39P35 2000
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