The German Army in World War I (2): 1915-17

by Nigel Thomas

The years 1915-17 of World War I saw the Imperial German Army forced to adapt to the new realities of static trench warfare. Prewar uniforms and equipment had to be modified, for both utility and economy; on battlefields ruled by machine guns and artillery the steel helmet reappeared, as well as masks to protect against poison gas. The fashionable cavalry regiments soon proved irrelevant on the Western Front; many were dismounted to join the infantry,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184176566X
• ISBN13: 9781841765662
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.2" x 9.7"