Author:
Thomas, Nigel, 1946-
Imprint:Oxford : Osprey, 2003-2004.
Description3 v. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Note:v. 1. 1914-15. THE GERMAN EMPIRE & ARMY in 1914: Army high command - Recruitment - Branches of the Army - State & corps organisation - Army expansion ; Field army organisation - Formation & unit organisation - Reduced establishments -- STRATEGY: The Schlieffen Plan - The Western front - The Eastern front - Other fronts -- UNIFORMS: Orders of dress ; Line infantry - Elite line infantry - Reserve infantry - Landwehr - Landsturm ; Light infantry - Rifles - Ski/mountain troops - Machine gun battalions ; General officers & general staff ; Cavalry: Cuirassiers - Dragoons - Hussars - Lancers - Light horse ; Artillery ; Technical troops: Engineers - Communications & railway troops - Signals - Air corps - Motor transport - Supply ; Medical & veterinary corps - Miscellaneous units ; Rank & rank insignia - Special unit insignia.
Note:v. 2. 1915-17. THE GERMAN EMPIRE & ARMY IN 1915. Army High Command ; Higher formations: army groups - armies - corps - divisions - divisional establishments -- STRATEGY & TACTICS. The Western Front ; The Eastern Front ; The Italian Front ; The West Balkan Front ; Rumania ; The Middle East -- M1915/16 UNIFORMS. Line infantry - assault troops ; Second-line infantry: Reserve - Landwehr - Landsturm ; Light infantry: Jagers - Rifles - Cyclists - Mountain troops ; Machine gun units ; General officers & general staff ; Cavalry: cuirassiers - dragoons - hussars - lancers - light horse ; Artillery ; Technical troops: engineers - mortar units ; Communications troops: railway - signals - motor transport ; Air service ; Supply troops ; Medical & veterinary corps ; Labour units ; Military police ; Rank insignia.
Note:v. 3. 1917-18. THE GERMAN EMPIRE AND SATELLITE STATES IN 1917: Army high command ; Higher formations: Army groups - Armies - Corps - Divisions - Divisional establishments -- STRATEGY & TACTICS: The Western front ; The Eastern front ; The Italian front ; The West Balkan front ; The Rumanian front ; The Palestine front ; The German Armistice -- UNIFORMS: Line infantry: Officers - Enlisted men - Tropical uniform - Assault troops ; Second line-infantry: Reserve - Landwehr - Landsturm ; Light infantry: Jagers - Rifles - Cyclists - Mountain troops ; Machine gun units ; General officers & general staff ; Cavalry: Cuirassiers & heavy cavalry - Dragoons - Hussars - Lancers - Light horse - Landwehr & Reserve - Cavalry rifle regiments ; Artillery: Field - Reserve & Landwehr - Mountain - Infantry gun companies - Heavy artillery ; Technical troops: Engineers - Mortar units - Communications troops - Railway - Motor transport - Armoured units -- Signals ; Air service ; Supply troops - Medical & veterinary corps - Labour units - Military police ; Officials - Secret field police - Chaplains ; Officer candidates - Special unit insignia ; Orders & decorations.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
