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Race to the front : the materiel foundations of coalition strategy in the Great War, 1914-1918

Stubbs focuses on a few essential factors vital to understanding this three-way race: the acquisition of war materiel, food, human resources, and the movement of each.In an analysis of coalition strategies, it is not enough to study the memoirs and memoranda of General Staffs or political figures engaged in war.
Print Book, English, 2002
Praeger, Westport, Conn., 2002
xiv, 373 pages : maps
9780275972998, 0275972992
1027264402
IntroductionHuman Resources MobilizationBackground and Prewar ConditionsAugust 1914 to February 1916February 1916 to November 1917November 1917 to November 1918Casualties, August 1914 to November 1918Economic Resource MobilizationIntroductionPre-War ProductionRaw Materials Production, 1914-1918Agriculture Output, 1914-1918Munitions Production, 1914-1918Transportation in the Great WarTransportation Systems, 1914-1918Maritime Transportations, 1914-1918Rails, Rivers, and Roads, 1914-1918Coalition WarfareCompeting National Interests, 1914-1918The Entente, August 1914-April 1917The Central Powers, August 1914-April 1917The American Intervention, April-December 1917Amalgamation Controversies, August 1914-November 1918American Expeditionary ForceThe Rise of American HegemonyAppendix 1: German Casualties in 1918Appendix 2: Munitions Production in the Great WarAppendix 3: TransportationBibliographyIndex