The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914

· 1922

BY EDWIN A. PRATT Author of "A History of Inland Transport," "Railways and their Rates," etc. I A NEW FACTOR 1 II RAILWAYS IN THE CIVIL WAR 14 III RAILWAY DESTRUCTION IN WAR 26 IV CONTROL OF RAILWAYS IN WAR 40 V PROTECTION OF RAILWAYS IN WAR 54 VI TROOPS AND SUPPLIES 62 VII ARMOURED TRAINS 67 VIII RAILWAY AMBULANCE TRANSPORT 81 IX PREPARATION IN PEACE FOR WAR 98 X ORGANISATION IN GERMANY 103 XI RAILWAY TROOPS IN GERMANY 122 XII FRANCE AND THE WAR OF 1870-71 138 XIII ORGANISATION IN FRANCE 149 XIV ORGANISATION IN ENGLAND 175 XV MILITARY RAILWAYS 205 XVI RAILWAYS IN THE BOER WAR 232 XVII THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR 260 XVIII STRATEGICAL RAILWAYS: GERMANY 277 XIX A GERMAN-AFRICAN EMPIRE 296 XX DESI…

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