This is a well produced volume with some great images.

Subterranea Britannica

There are plenty of archive photos but this is one where the artwork of Adam Hook is first class and really adds to the main story.

Military Model Scene

Artwork by Adam Hook depicts the miners’ specialised equipment, weapons and uniforms to enhance this interesting 64-page paperback book.

Toy Soldier Collector & Historical Figures

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This is well written and illustrated, and covers all aspects of technique, personnel, equipment and key operations

Miniature Wargames

This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18.

Covering the Western Front but also the Gallipoli and Italian theatres, this study explores three aspects of World War I below ground: military mining, attack tunnels and dugouts. In 1914–17, the underground war was a product of static trench warfare, essential to survive it and part of both sides’ attempts to overcome it. In 1917–18 it was rendered largely obsolete by the development of the all-arms battle as mobility was restored to the battlefield.

In the stagnant, troglodyte existence of trench warfare, military mining was a hidden world of heroism and terror in which hours of suspenseful listening were spent monitoring the steady picking of unseen opponents, edging quietly towards the enemy, and judging when to fire a charge. Break-ins to enemy mine galleries resulted in hand-to-hand fighting in the darkness. The ingenuity, claustrophobia and tactical importance of the underground war are discussed and depicted in this fully illustrated study from an acknowledged expert. The artwork plates include depictions of the specialized uniforms, weapons and equipment used underground, as well as vignettes that vividly convey the many aspects of subterranean warfare during World War I.

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Introduction
Underground warfare before 1914
Military mining 1914–15
Mining in 1916
Mining in 1917–18
Underground warfare and technology
Mining on the Italian Front
Dugouts, shelters and attack tunnels
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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<b>This absorbing illustrated study reveals the evolving tactics and techniques used by all sides in the underground war during 1914–18.</b>
Describes and illustrates the technology and tactics of subterranean operations during World War I.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472861054
Publisert
2024-05-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
213 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
182 mm
Dybde
2 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Simon Jones, a former curator at the Royal Engineers and King’s Liverpool Regiment museums, has written many well-received articles on gas and mine warfare. He is the author of World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment in Osprey's Elite series.

Adam Hook specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects ranging from the Ancient Greeks to the modern Chinese Army.