Trains - Allemagne : livres - histoire

Reich Rails: Royal Prussia, Imperial Germany And The First World War 1825-1918

Une étude exhaustive des chemins de fer prussiens et allemands à l'aube de la guerre. Hommes, rails, lignes, ingénieurs, wagons et gares ont tous joué un rôle crucial dans les guerres d'unification de l'Allemagne (1864-1871), l'entre-deux-guerres et la catastrophe finale qui a entraîné la chute de nombreux royaumes et États, le tout raconté du point de vue ferroviaire.

Les sagas ferroviaires sont explorées à travers les lignes alignées à la fois pour et contre le Second Reich : Berlin-Bagdad, Transsibérien, Hedjaz, africain, italien, américain et bien d'autres.
Sont également détaillés des trains historiques remarquables, tels que ceux de l'empereur Guillaume II, du tsar Nicolas II, des convois hospitaliers, des trains de différentes tailles, des canons ferroviaires, des trains blindés, le tristement célèbre "train scellé" de Lénine traversant l'Allemagne jusqu'en Russie, et bien plus encore.

Sont également décrits les hommes célèbres qui ont fait de "l'entraînement" un outil efficace en temps de guerre : le banquier Bleichroder, le soldat von Moltke, les explorateurs Lawrence d'Arabie, Bülow et Hindenburg, et comment le wagon-restaurant du maréchal Foch est devenu le point central du dénouement de la Première Guerre mondiale.

Des premiers services ferroviaires voyageurs allemands à la guerre civile russe, cet ouvrage retrace l'histoire épique du chemin de fer comme force militaire. Écrit et documenté par un historien militaire de renom, il est superbement illustré de nombreuses photos rares et inédites.

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The German National Railway in World War II

The Second World War made the greatest demands on the German Reichsbahn (national railway). Year after year, great quantities of war materiel were transported - and almost always delivered. At times the trains rolled over nearly the entire continent of Europe. This heavily illustrated book documents the everyday life along the German rail lines on many war fronts.

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Das große Buch der Eisenbahn

Cette chronique richement illustrée d'Heinrich Petersen retrace près de 200 ans d'histoire ferroviaire en Allemagne de manière vivante et détaillée. Particularité du livre : il adopte une chronologie inversée, débutant avec le train à grande vitesse le plus moderne de la DB AG, l'ICE 4, pour revenir aux débuts du chemin de fer.

L'auteur établit des liens entre le transport longue distance européen et l'Orient-Express, et présente le développement des locomotives à vapeur, diesel et électriques. La construction des voies, des caténaires et d'autres aspects techniques sont également abordés en détail. Un aperçu complet pour les passionnés de chemins de fer et de technologie.

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Die Deutsche Eisenbahn - Die Entwicklung des deutschen Schienenverkehrs von 1835 bis heute

The history of the railway began in England in 1712 with the invention of the steam engine, and the first steam locomotive rolled along rails as early as 1804. Since then, rail transport has developed at a rapid pace, especially in Germany.

This richly illustrated volume by Carl Asmus takes the reader through one of the most multifaceted eras of German and European engineering.
Easy-to-understand texts, a wealth of original colour and black-and-white photos as well as route maps, sectional graphics and contemporary illustrations make the book a reference work on German railway history for all railway enthusiasts.

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Die große Geschichte der Eisenbahn in Deutschland 1835 bis heute (Aktualisierte Neuausgabe)

On December 7, 1835, the "Adler" rolled from Nuremberg to Fürth: that was the beginning of the German railway. Since the 1960s, Andreas Knipping has been photographing railways, collecting historical railway photos and writing books on railway history. Who, if not him, should portray the great history of the railway in Germany!

He captivatingly describes the development from the technical marvel and revolutionary economic factor of yesteryear to today's transport system. Thoughtful in places, often surprising, always fascinating!

Magnificent images in large format, now in an updated new edition.

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Trümmerbahnen

After the Second World War ended in Europe on May 8, 1945, most of Germany's major cities lay in ruins. To clear away the huge piles of rubble, small and large field railway networks were built in many German cities, which became known as "Trümmerbahnen" (rubble railways).

In his book, Klaus Scherff describes the tasks, organization, technology and operation of these narrow-gauge reconstruction aids. He pays particular attention to the rubble railways in Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt/M., Hamburg, Hanover, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Lübeck, Mannheim, Munich, Pforzheim and Stuttgart.

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Bundesbahn-Fotoalbum (Band 2) - 1968-1970

The second volume of the "Bundesbahn Photo Album" is about Helmut Bittner's photographs from 1968-1970. The focus is on the end of steam traction on the "Rollbahn" Hamburg - Osnabrück and on the Marschbahn, on the routes in northeast Bavaria, Hesse, northern Baden/Lower Franconia, on the Moselle, as well as photo tours to Altenbeken and on the Hamm - Hanover - Helmstedt main line.

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Kulturgeschichte der Deutschen Reichsbahn

Hardly any other era in German railway history enjoys such a legendary reputation as the Reichsbahn era. It was founded in 1920 as a joint railway administration of the German state railways. In 1924 this administration became the "Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft" before being placed "under the sovereignty of the Reich" again by Hitler in 1937.

Even the end of the Third Reich could not harm it, because the Reichsbahn survived forty years of the GDR and was even able to experience reunification.
In this book, first published in 1994, the times of the Reichsbahn are brought back to life in over 250 illustrations.

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Bewegte Jahrzehnte - Eisenbahngeschichte 1900 bis 1960 in Fotos aus dem Ullstein-Bildarchiv

Rare and outstanding photographic material: Image treasures from the most famous German photo archive. Railway history from the perspective of press photographers - Ullstein Bild advertises itself with the words: Passion for photography.

This illustrated book combines a passion for photography with a passion for the railway and shows the eventful years of railways from 1900 to 1960 in extraordinary motifs. Rare image material from the treasures of the image archive knows how to fascinate. Since these are often photos taken by press photographers, you experience the railway from a new perspective. Contemporary history included!

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Eisenbahn-Baukompanien - an der Westfront im Ersten Weltkrieg

In his book "Die Wiederherstellung der Eisenbahnen auf dem westlichen Kriegsschauplatz" (The Restoration of Railways in the Western Theater of War), Wilhelm Kretzschmann dealt extensively with the work of the railway construction companies in World War I.
These specialized pioneer units were used, among other things, to restore the railway lines.

Gabriel Habermann, freelance journalist and photo reporter, is now building on the original volume by Mr. Kretzschmann, which was published in 1922 and is now extremely rare.
The texts have been supplemented by images from the author's extensive archive. An interesting new work on the First World War!

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Die Deutsche Reichsbahn im Zweiten Weltkrieg

The Second World War presented the German Reichsbahn with the greatest challenge in its history. Year after year, enormous transport volumes were demanded - and almost always delivered. Hundreds of thousands of railway workers in blue and field-grey uniforms toiled under sometimes unimaginable conditions to keep the wheels rolling. But their achievements are hardly chronicled.

Pages du livre "Die Deutsche Reichsbahn im Zweiten Weltkrieg"

In this classic, Piekałkiewicz guides the reader through this period - with many pictures that document everyday life on the railway line during the war. A book for railway enthusiasts as well as military historians.

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Heeresfeldbahnen im Zweiten Weltkrieg - 1939 bis 1945

Les voies ferrées de campagne de l'armée servaient principalement au ravitaillement, mais aussi au transport des troupes et des blessés. Elles ont joué un rôle considérable, notamment à l'Est, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Mais leur histoire comprend aussi des périodes paisibles. De nombreux véhicules ont survécu jusqu'à nos jours et font le bonheur des passionnés de chemins de fer à voie étroite à travers l'Europe.

Pages du livre "Heeresfeldbahnen im Zweiten Weltkrieg - 1939 bis 1945"

S'appuyant sur une multitude de documents officiels, de photographies authentiques et de témoignages personnels, Alfred B. Gottwaldt met en lumière dans cet ouvrage tous les détails importants de l'histoire de ces petits chemins de fer.

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Abschied von der Schiene - 2006-2016

The withdrawal of the railway from rural areas continues in Germany. However, this is not solely the fault of Deutsche Bahn AG, but also of the respective state governments, which have cancelled passenger services on many routes.

Pages du livre "Abschied von der Schiene - 2006-2016"

Wolfgang Fiegenbaum provides an overview of the routes in Germany on which passenger traffic was discontinued for the years 2007 to 2017, organized by federal state, with each railway line being honored with a historical overview. The selected images show the last operating status of each line and are reminiscent of a piece of railway history.

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Reichsbahn hinter der Ostfront

Walter Hollnagel's qualities as a (railway) photographer require no further explanation. His most impressive photographs were taken during the Second World War as a photo reporter for the Reich Ministry of Transport.
In 1943, he made three trips to the Eastern Front, to the Ukraine and to the Crimea in the Black Sea. There, with his Leica, he documented the work of the blue and field-gray uniformed railway workers and captured unique scenes of the country and its people.

The documentary value of the images presented in this EK illustrated book is of outstanding importance almost seven decades after the end of the Second World War. Only a few photographers were able to capture the German Reichsbahn behind the Eastern Front in such atmospheric scenes.

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175 Jahre Deutsche Eisenbahn: Vom Adler 1935 zum ICE heute

Since the first journey from Nuremberg to Fürth in 1835, the railway has rapidly developed into one of the most important means of transport. Goods and people are transported on a scale and at a speed that was previously unimaginable.
The invention of the railway ushered in a new era. Routes, tunnels, bridges and viaducts changed the landscape, and railway stations changed the cityscape.

From the contents:
- Opening of the Ludwig Railway Nuremberg-Fürth on December 7, 1835 at 9 a.m.
- The period up to the founding of the German Empire - 38 states - 88 railways
- From the upswing to the war 1914 to 1918 - Railways in the German Empire
- From the Weimar Republic to 1933 - The German Reichsbahn
- Two German states - Two German railways
- German Reichsbahn and German Bundesbahn
- DB Deutsche Bahn AG
- Museum railways and railway museums
- Personal and subject index

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