Slaughter and stalemate in 1917: British offensives from Messines Ridge to Cambrai
"This book offers a fresh, critical history of the 1917 campaign in Flanders. Alan Warren traces the three major battles fought by the British Expeditionary Force in the final months of 1917, from the mines of Messines to the mud of Passchendaele and the tanks at Cambrai. Drawing on a rich arra...
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| Summary: | "This book offers a fresh, critical history of the 1917 campaign in Flanders. Alan Warren traces the three major battles fought by the British Expeditionary Force in the final months of 1917, from the mines of Messines to the mud of Passchendaele and the tanks at Cambrai. Drawing on a rich array of sources, Warren provides a vivid account of two tragically mismanaged battles, showing that Cambrai further underlined what went wrong for British forces at Passchendaele and thus more fully explains the course of events on the Western front. His compelling narrative history features first-hand accounts, little-known dramatic incidents, and portraits and assessments of the main generals. All readers interested in World War I and the tragic mistakes that led, in the words of Winston Churchill, to "a forlorn expenditure of valour and life without equal in futility" will find this an invaluable military history"-- |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 253 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
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| adam_text | Contents List of Photos vii List of Maps ix Preface xi 1 1 Stalemate on the Western Front 2 The Road to Flanders 19 3 Interregnum in Flanders 39 4 The Opening Stanza 53 5 Stormy Weather 71 6 Menin Road 85 7 Polygon Wood to Broodseinde 99 8 Final Steps to Passchendaele 113 9 The Switch to Cambrai 133 10 The Tank Corps and the Hindenburg Line 147 11 Bring Forward the Cavalry 159 12 The Drive for Bourlon 171 13 The Tide Turns at Cambrai 185 14 Aftermath 201
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Contents List of Photos vii List of Maps ix Preface xi 1 1 Stalemate on the Western Front 2 The Road to Flanders 19 3 Interregnum in Flanders 39 4 The Opening Stanza 53 5 Stormy Weather 71 6 Menin Road 85 7 Polygon Wood to Broodseinde 99 8 Final Steps to Passchendaele 113 9 The Switch to Cambrai 133 10 The Tank Corps and the Hindenburg Line 147 11 Bring Forward the Cavalry 159 12 The Drive for Bourlon 171 13 The Tide Turns at Cambrai 185 14 Aftermath 201
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