The First Campaign Victory of the Great War: South Africa, Manoeuvre Warfare, the Afrikaner Rebellion and the German South West African Campaign, 1914-1915. 9781911628941

Варианты приобретения

Цена: 3950.00р.
Кол-во:
Наличие: Поставка под заказ. Есть в наличии на складе поставщика.
Склад Англия: Есть
При оформлении заказа до: 2025-08-04
Ориентировочная дата поставки: Август-начало Сентября
При условии наличия книги у поставщика.

Добавить в корзину

в Мои желания

Автор: Antonio Garcia
Название: The First Campaign Victory of the Great War: South Africa, Manoeuvre Warfare, the Afrikaner Rebellion and the German South West African Campaign, 1914-1915.
ISBN: 9781911628941
Издательство: Marston Book Services
Классификация:

История 20 века: с 1900 по 2000

Первая мировая война

Военные действия и оборона

Сражения и кампании

ISBN-10: 1911628941
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 224
Вес: 0.36 кг.
Дата издания: 31.03.2019
Серия: History
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 49 images, 3 figures, 12 graphs, 19 maps, 9 plates, 6 tables
Размер: 240 x 171 x 12
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: First World War
Подзаголовок: South africa, manoeuvre warfare, the afrikaner rebellion and the german south west african campaign, 1914-1915.
Рейтинг:
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The First World War moulded the global landscape and had a lasting effect on much of the World. Where the majority of international research focusses on the European theatre, Antonio Garcia explores one of the peripheral campaigns of the Great War. South Africa’s First World War campaign in German South West Africa was a daring military undertaking epitomised by manoeuvre and rapidity.The author takes a novel approach in comparing the campaign to manoeuvre warfare theory. Manoeuvre theory is based on the principles of mobility, rapidity and surprise which attempts to achieve victory with the least loss of resources and in the shortest time possible. In order to achieve a rapid victory against the German forces, the South African soldiers were pushed to the limits of exhaustion to achieve the Union of South Africa’s strategic objectives.The campaign in the deserts of German South Africa became the setting for adventure and war, where Briton, Boer and People of Colour served together as a Dominion of the British Empire. Blacks, Coloureds and Indians fought for the hopes of better political franchise, an ambition which was not to be achieved until 80 years later. The book addresses the complex political dynamics in South Africa at the time of the Great War, the deep division between Afrikaners and British South Africans and the Afrikaner Rebellion.With the backdrop of political difficulties and a lack of overwhelming support for the entry into the Great War, the Botha government needed a quick result so as to maintain the delicate balance of power. The author provides an analysis on the campaign through the lens of military theory so as to determine how the swift victory was achieved. The book answers the question of whether the campaign was won through numerical superiority or through the use of a superior operational strategy. The victory was the first campaign victory led by a British Dominion.

The First Campaign Victory of the Great War: South Africa, Manoeuvre Warfare, the Afrikaner Rebellion and the German South West African Campaign, 1914-1915., Antonio Garcia