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Moving an army across water becomes a problem of ships, weather and competing commands in this German military study. Franz von Edelsheim examines how land forces and a battle fleet might work together, drawing on examples from campaigns involving Japan, China and the United States. His argument links Germany's military readiness and merchant shipping to its ambitions abroad. The chapters follow preparations in peacetime and at the outbreak of war through embarkation, the sea passage and landing.
The discussion gives particular attention to the practical limits of transport: vessel capacity, horses, coal supplies, communication cables and the speed of the slowest ship. Questions of authority between army officers and naval captains run alongside these material concerns.
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Book facts
- Author
- Franz von Edelsheim
- Reading time
- About 55 minutes
- Pages
- 36
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Military History
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