Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/007962588/catalog> ?p ?o. }
Showing items 1 to 26 of
26
with 100 items per page.
- catalog abstract ""The first major clash of the Great War, Mons came as a nasty shock to the Imperial German Army. Assured by their command that they would sweep the French and their British allies in the BEF -- 'that contemptible little army', into the sea in a matter of weeks; they were stopped in their tracks at Mons by a numerically inferior British force. Eventually forced to fall back by overwhelming German numbers, the British carried out a masterful fighting retreat across Belgium and northern France"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog contributor b11040617.
- catalog contributor b11040618.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description ""The first major clash of the Great War, Mons came as a nasty shock to the Imperial German Army. Assured by their command that they would sweep the French and their British allies in the BEF -- 'that contemptible little army', into the sea in a matter of weeks; they were stopped in their tracks at Mons by a numerically inferior British force. Eventually forced to fall back by overwhelming German numbers, the British carried out a masterful fighting retreat across Belgium and northern France"--Page 4 of cover.".
- catalog description "Origins of the campaign -- Opposing commanders. The British commanders -- The French commanders -- The German commanders -- Opposing armies. The British -- The French -- The Germans -- Orders of battle -- The opposing plans. Germany's Schlieffen Plan -- The French Plan XVII and the role of the BEF -- The campaign. The arrival of the BEF -- Lanrezac's change of plan -- The Battle of Mons. The opening shots -- Defence of la Bois Haut -- The battle for the canal -- Blowing the bridges -- The retreat begins. II Corps runs into trouble -- The repulse of the German 6th Division -- The 5th Division faces von Kluck -- The Flank Guard action at Elouges -- Retreat to Le Cateau -- Landrecies -- Le Cateau. The decision to fight -- The battlefield -- The battle begins -- The left flank -- The retreat -- Saving the guns -- Aftermath. Etreux -- N?ry -- Villers-Cotter?ts -- Wargaming Mons -- The battlefield today.".
- catalog extent "96 p. :".
- catalog identifier "1855325519 (pbk)".
- catalog isPartOf "Osprey military campaign series ; 49".
- catalog isPartOf "Osprey military campaign series ; 49.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Osprey,".
- catalog spatial "Belgium.".
- catalog subject "Mons, 1st Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914.".
- catalog subject "Mons, Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914.".
- catalog subject "U719 .C36 v.49".
- catalog subject "World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Belgium.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Origins of the campaign -- Opposing commanders. The British commanders -- The French commanders -- The German commanders -- Opposing armies. The British -- The French -- The Germans -- Orders of battle -- The opposing plans. Germany's Schlieffen Plan -- The French Plan XVII and the role of the BEF -- The campaign. The arrival of the BEF -- Lanrezac's change of plan -- The Battle of Mons. The opening shots -- Defence of la Bois Haut -- The battle for the canal -- Blowing the bridges -- The retreat begins. II Corps runs into trouble -- The repulse of the German 6th Division -- The 5th Division faces von Kluck -- The Flank Guard action at Elouges -- Retreat to Le Cateau -- Landrecies -- Le Cateau. The decision to fight -- The battlefield -- The battle begins -- The left flank -- The retreat -- Saving the guns -- Aftermath. Etreux -- N?ry -- Villers-Cotter?ts -- Wargaming Mons -- The battlefield today.".
- catalog title "Mons 1914 : the BEF's tactical triumph / David Lomas, Ed Dovey.".
- catalog type "Bildband. swd".
- catalog type "text".