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LoC No.: 16001772
Title: The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914
Note: Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
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Summary: "The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914" by Edwin A. Pratt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the significant impact and utilization of railways in military conflicts from the mid-19th century up to World War I. It examines how rail transportation reshaped warfare tactics, troop movements, and the logistics of supporting armies, especially in the context of notable wars such as the American Civil War and the Franco-German War. The opening of the book introduces the concept that railways, while initially designed for peaceful purposes, quickly became integral to modern warfare due to their capacity for rapid troop and supply movement. Pratt discusses early discussions and proposals regarding the military use of railways, particularly emphasizing the foresight of military leaders and transport officials in various countries who recognized the strategic advantages railways could offer. Furthermore, he highlights archival examples and early methodologies that illustrate how railways began influencing military campaigns, ultimately laying the groundwork for the comprehensive exploration of rail transport's role in war that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Pratt, Edwin A., 1854-1922
EBook No.: 42438
Published: Mar 30, 2013
Downloads: 130
Language: English
Subject: Transportation, Military
Subject: Railroads
LoCC: Military science: Maintenance and transportation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 16001772
Title: The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914
Note: Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net.
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive.)
Summary: "The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914" by Edwin A. Pratt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the significant impact and utilization of railways in military conflicts from the mid-19th century up to World War I. It examines how rail transportation reshaped warfare tactics, troop movements, and the logistics of supporting armies, especially in the context of notable wars such as the American Civil War and the Franco-German War. The opening of the book introduces the concept that railways, while initially designed for peaceful purposes, quickly became integral to modern warfare due to their capacity for rapid troop and supply movement. Pratt discusses early discussions and proposals regarding the military use of railways, particularly emphasizing the foresight of military leaders and transport officials in various countries who recognized the strategic advantages railways could offer. Furthermore, he highlights archival examples and early methodologies that illustrate how railways began influencing military campaigns, ultimately laying the groundwork for the comprehensive exploration of rail transport's role in war that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Pratt, Edwin A., 1854-1922
EBook No.: 42438
Published: Mar 30, 2013
Downloads: 130
Language: English
Subject: Transportation, Military
Subject: Railroads
LoCC: Military science: Maintenance and transportation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.