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- catalog abstract "The trench-warfare stalemate of World War I was the virtually inevitable result of new technology and the cultural mindset of the times. The machine gun had made the battlefield unhabitable in the fifty years since the Civil War: it mowed down soldiers at an inconceivable rate. But the elaboration of defensive entrenchments early in World War I changed all that. An uneasy standoff ensued, an impasse that could not be broken though commanders on both sides sacrificed thousands of men in the attempt. Why could they not see that their efforts were doomed? It is possibly the greatest tragedy of this century that literally hundreds of thousands of men were slaughtered in pointless charges against impregnable machine-gun emplacements. . The problem, as Professor Johnson clearly demonstrates, was that senior commanders on both sides simply could not imagine any alternative to the frontal assault. They called it l'offensif a l'outrance, the doctrine of offense at all costs, and they sent men to their deaths like savages sacrificing to the gods of tactical theory. It took a new breed of warrior, the adventurous captains and majors who championed technological innovations like tanks and airplanes, to break through the impasse. The author examines each of the major combatants in the Great War and shows how their cultural institutions perpetuated the grim mentality of attrition. Not by accident, the entry of the United States into the fray coincided with the resumption of the tactics of maneuver that finally led to the Allied victory.".
- catalog alternative "Tactics, technology, and the search for victory on the Western Front in World War I.".
- catalog contributor b5874128.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ". The problem, as Professor Johnson clearly demonstrates, was that senior commanders on both sides simply could not imagine any alternative to the frontal assault. They called it l'offensif a l'outrance, the doctrine of offense at all costs, and they sent men to their deaths like savages sacrificing to the gods of tactical theory. It took a new breed of warrior, the adventurous captains and majors who championed technological innovations like tanks and airplanes, to break through the impasse.".
- catalog description "Ch. 1. Through a Glass Darkly: Before 1914 -- Ch. 2. War in 1914: Anticipated and Choreographed? -- Ch. 3. L'audace, toujours l'audace -- Ch. 4. Artillery Conquers, Infantry Occupies: 1915-16 -- Ch. 5. Tools and Weapons -- Ch. 6. Cavalry of the Skies -- Ch. 7. Wells's Dream Fulfilled -- Ch. 8. Over the Top: 1917 -- Ch. 9. Ludendorff's Open Warfare: 1918 -- Ch. 10. Allied Open Warfare: 1918 -- Ch. 11. Fruits of Victory.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The author examines each of the major combatants in the Great War and shows how their cultural institutions perpetuated the grim mentality of attrition. Not by accident, the entry of the United States into the fray coincided with the resumption of the tactics of maneuver that finally led to the Allied victory.".
- catalog description "The trench-warfare stalemate of World War I was the virtually inevitable result of new technology and the cultural mindset of the times. The machine gun had made the battlefield unhabitable in the fifty years since the Civil War: it mowed down soldiers at an inconceivable rate. But the elaboration of defensive entrenchments early in World War I changed all that. An uneasy standoff ensued, an impasse that could not be broken though commanders on both sides sacrificed thousands of men in the attempt.".
- catalog description "Why could they not see that their efforts were doomed? It is possibly the greatest tragedy of this century that literally hundreds of thousands of men were slaughtered in pointless charges against impregnable machine-gun emplacements.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 322 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Breakthrough!".
- catalog identifier "089141505X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Breakthrough!".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Novato, CA : Presidio,".
- catalog relation "Breakthrough!".
- catalog subject "940.4/2 20".
- catalog subject "D521 .J63 1995".
- catalog subject "Strategy.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Technology.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ch. 1. Through a Glass Darkly: Before 1914 -- Ch. 2. War in 1914: Anticipated and Choreographed? -- Ch. 3. L'audace, toujours l'audace -- Ch. 4. Artillery Conquers, Infantry Occupies: 1915-16 -- Ch. 5. Tools and Weapons -- Ch. 6. Cavalry of the Skies -- Ch. 7. Wells's Dream Fulfilled -- Ch. 8. Over the Top: 1917 -- Ch. 9. Ludendorff's Open Warfare: 1918 -- Ch. 10. Allied Open Warfare: 1918 -- Ch. 11. Fruits of Victory.".
- catalog title "Breakthrough! : tactics, technology, and the search for victory on the Western Front in World War I / Hubert C. Johnson.".
- catalog title "Tactics, technology, and the search for victory on the Western Front in World War I.".
- catalog type "text".