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Christian Wolmar is Britain's foremost writer and broadcaster on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, Fire and Steam, and Blood, Iron and Gold.
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“Wolmar writes with an authoritative tone and solid research on how railroads, with their ability to move vast numbers of troops, made "industrial-scale carnage possible."
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“Very accessible and likely to be popular with readers of general military history.”
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- PublisherAtlantic Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1848871724
- ISBN 13 9781848871724
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. However, as Christian Wolmar demonstrates in his new book, the birth of the railway in the early 1830s would transform the nature and intensity of warfare. Engines of War spans more than a century and takes in all the engagements in which railways played a part, including the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the Boer War, both world wars, the Korean War, and the Cold War. It shows that the 'iron road' not only made armies far more mobile, but also greatly increased the scale and power of weaponry available. In doing so, it ensured that wars could be fought across wider fronts and over longer timescales, with far deadlier consequences. Christian Wolmar reveals how the railways - a major generator of wealth in peacetime - became a weapon of war exploited to the full by governments across the world, facilitating conflict on a scale that was previously unimaginable. From armoured engines with their swivelling guns to a Boer War ambush involving Winston Churchill and from the mysterious missile trains of the Cold War to track sabotage, Engines of War is Christian Wolmar's most ambitious and original book yet, confirming his reputation as our leading transport historian. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002653102
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