Martin Marix Evans

"Passchendaele is one of the most evocative names associated with the Great War. For over 80 years, the battle has been regarded as the epitome of pointless slaughter on an unimaginable scale. The statistics -- half a million British, French and German casualties between July and November 1917 -- appear to speak for themselves. Ever since, the image of hapless soldiers struggling through the mud and the shellfire has been promoted as a demonstration of the futility of war on the Western Front and of the incompetence of the commanders. Yet, as Martin Marix Evans demonstrates in this ... reassessment, these common assumptions about the course of the battle and the ways in which it was fought are mistaken and should be looked at again ... [Evans examines] the planning of the British offensive ... and the thinking behind it, visits the terrain over which the battle was fought and describes the weather that affected it so profoundly"--Jacket.

The Hollow Victory

Passchendaele

The major land, sea and air battles of World War I are described with concise data on more than 50 confrontations. This text is structured so that readers can follow events in a chronological order on the Western and Eastern Fronts of the war in Europe and also in the Balkan, Middle East, Africa and at sea.

Battles of World War 1

Richard Holmes

This fascinating book tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history, from Agincourt, Lepanto, and Trafalgar, to Gettysburg, Stalingrad, and the Somme. It begins with the battle of Megiddo fought by the ancient Egyptians and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf War of 2003. On the way it encompasses almost 300 battles from around the world - from the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, to Europe and the Americas.

Decisive Conflicts in History

A Guide to Battles

An Historical Mosaic

Silverstone

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Primary Source Documents, 1917-1920

American Voices of World War I

Osprey's study of the pivotal battle of the English Civil War (1642-1651). In 1645 the fate of the British monarchy hung in the balance as the Royalist Army under King Charles I fought the Parliamentarian Army for control of the country. In this book Martin Marix Evans gives a vivid account of the pivotal battle of Naseby. He introduces the origins of the campaign and explores the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing armies, including the famous New Model Army. Dramatic and fast-paced first-hand accounts tell how the fighting unfolded on that fateful day. Featuring strategic maps and new information regarding the troops and battlefield, the author uses his unparalleled knowledge of the terrain, as well as archaeological evidence, to piece together a remarkable blow-by-blow account of the battle that lost the King his throne.

The triumph of the New Model Army

Naseby 1645

The early battles of the First World War were open, mobile affairs whose tactics had long been familiar to professional soldiers. By early 1915, however, a new type of military engagement had emerged - trench warfare. The combination of trench warfare with newly industrialized weaponry abruptly changed the logistics and psychology of warfare. The trenches of the Western Front became static theatres of war where soldiers were forced to slug it out in miserable conditions. The result was an unprecedented loss of life as military leaders continued to send their soldiers 'over the top'. Martin Marix Evans offers a fascinating insight into how soldiers and their commanders attempted to adapt to the unfamiliar and terrifying new landscape.

Great battles of the First World War

Over The Top

This A-Z reference work covers aspects of the Boer War, including its origins, military strategy and tactics, the main battles and sieges, the principal political and military figures, weaponry, the treatment of the wounded, and the use of concentration camps.

1899-1902

Encyclopedia of the Boer War

Angus Mcgeoch

This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts. The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans halted their advance in France along the Seine and the Aisne after the fall of Paris and that Marshal Petain conceded an armistice at that point. The Panzer divisions are thus able to rest and re-equip in northern France... A brilliant blend of meticulous research and imagination, this book is bound to appeal to anyone with an interest in the causes and effects of historical events, and indeed to anyone interested in world war history itself.

Operation Sea Lion, 1940

Invasion!

The stories of nearly three hundred of the most dramatic, memorable, and important conflicts in world history are told in this in-depth narrative that begins with the battle of Megiddo in ancient Egypt and takes the reader through to the Second Gulf War.

Martin Marix Evans

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