Project Gutenberg 2013-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 535 Pratt, Edwin A. 1854 1922 Pratt, E. A. (Edwin A.) 16001772 The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914 Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914" by Edwin A. Pratt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the significant impact and utilization of railways in military conflicts from the mid-19th century up to World War I. It examines how rail transportation reshaped warfare tactics, troop movements, and the logistics of supporting armies, especially in the context of notable wars such as the American Civil War and the Franco-German War. The opening of the book introduces the concept that railways, while initially designed for peaceful purposes, quickly became integral to modern warfare due to their capacity for rapid troop and supply movement. Pratt discusses early discussions and proposals regarding the military use of railways, particularly emphasizing the foresight of military leaders and transport officials in various countries who recognized the strategic advantages railways could offer. Furthermore, he highlights archival examples and early methodologies that illustrate how railways began influencing military campaigns, ultimately laying the groundwork for the comprehensive exploration of rail transport's role in war that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42438/42438-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Transportation, Military Railroads UC Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Engineering & Technology 1095847 2025-09-17T07:34:23.088849 text/html 1055457 2024-10-23T14:56:35 text/html 410176 2025-09-17T07:34:39.298793 application/epub+zip 424942 2025-09-17T07:34:26.264819 application/epub+zip 424941 2025-09-17T07:34:24.651805 application/epub+zip 744262 2025-09-17T07:34:47.380716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649308 2025-09-17T07:34:36.814748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649346 2022-09-19T11:29:09.989047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931066 2025-09-17T07:34:21.161888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 911139 2024-10-23T14:56:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16697 2025-09-17T07:34:47.525701 application/rdf+xml 11579 2025-09-17T07:34:24.817812 image/jpeg 1657 2025-09-17T07:34:24.735814 image/jpeg 371277 2025-09-17T07:34:23.163826 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog