The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date download torrent
The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date download torrent
The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date by Leonard Wood
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Author: Leonard Wood
Number of Pages: 114 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781231192344
File size: 30 Mb
File Name: The.Story.of.the.Great.War.Volume.6;.With.Complete.Historical.Record.of.Events.to.Date.pdf
Download Link: The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...The station at Dettweiler was hit by six bombs, and the same number fell upon an aviation shed there. ' One of the most extensive series of raids by either the Allies or Germans since the beginning of the war took place on July 30, 1915. Wissemburg was raided by forty-five machines, probably the same squadron which shelled Pechelbronn the day before. This city sheltered a big petroleum works of immense value to the German army. It was set afire and at least a major part of the plant burned. The station at Chauny was shelled from the air, forty-four bombs released by ten machines. Chauny on the Oise, eighteen miles from Laon, also was used for concentration purposes, and furnished a prize mark for airmen. The War Office would not officially hazard a guess as to the damage wrought by the airmen's activities on the two days, but it must have amounted to several million dollars. The satisfaction of this loss was minimized for the French because one French city, held by the invader, was damaged. PART VI----POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE WARRING COUNTRIES CHAPTER XXIV GREAT BRITAIN THE wanton devastation of war laid its heavy hand on Europe during the second period of the terrible conflict--from February 1 to August 1, 1915. Political disruption and economic ruin threatened the belligerent nations. While the armies were locked in deadly determination on the battle fields, the scenes enacted in the secret chambers of government were even more crucial. Strong men sat at the tables of diplomacy and stayed the impending financial, economic, and political disasters with their genius. The complete story will be revealed in the years to come----probably after all the participants are dead--of how the genius of statecraft held the crumbling social stru...
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The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date by Leonard Wood
Author: Leonard Wood
Number of Pages: 114 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9781231192344
File size: 30 Mb
File Name: The.Story.of.the.Great.War.Volume.6;.With.Complete.Historical.Record.of.Events.to.Date.pdf
Download Link: The Story of the Great War Volume 6; With Complete Historical Record of Events to Date
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...The station at Dettweiler was hit by six bombs, and the same number fell upon an aviation shed there. ' One of the most extensive series of raids by either the Allies or Germans since the beginning of the war took place on July 30, 1915. Wissemburg was raided by forty-five machines, probably the same squadron which shelled Pechelbronn the day before. This city sheltered a big petroleum works of immense value to the German army. It was set afire and at least a major part of the plant burned. The station at Chauny was shelled from the air, forty-four bombs released by ten machines. Chauny on the Oise, eighteen miles from Laon, also was used for concentration purposes, and furnished a prize mark for airmen. The War Office would not officially hazard a guess as to the damage wrought by the airmen's activities on the two days, but it must have amounted to several million dollars. The satisfaction of this loss was minimized for the French because one French city, held by the invader, was damaged. PART VI----POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE WARRING COUNTRIES CHAPTER XXIV GREAT BRITAIN THE wanton devastation of war laid its heavy hand on Europe during the second period of the terrible conflict--from February 1 to August 1, 1915. Political disruption and economic ruin threatened the belligerent nations. While the armies were locked in deadly determination on the battle fields, the scenes enacted in the secret chambers of government were even more crucial. Strong men sat at the tables of diplomacy and stayed the impending financial, economic, and political disasters with their genius. The complete story will be revealed in the years to come----probably after all the participants are dead--of how the genius of statecraft held the crumbling social stru...
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