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Most Unfavourable Ground

Autor Niall Cherry
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 14 sep 2008
Theyearof1914hadbeenadifficultonefortheBritishExpeditionaryForce,thewarthathadstartedinAugusthadnotbeenoverbytheexpectedtimeofChristmas.Additionallymanyofitsoriginalmembershadbecomecasualtiesandreplacementsweredifficulttofind.1915didnotgomuchbetter,theBEFwasstillaminorplayerwithonlyarelativelysmallnumberofdivisionscomparedtothemanyintheFrenchArmy.TheculminationofseveralattacksbytheBEFin1915wastheattackintheLoossectorinSeptemberwhereinaminingareanorthofArras,thelargestBritishoffensiveofthewarthusfartookplace.Forcedintoanoffensiveinanareawhichasoneseniorcommanderputitwason'mostunfavorableground',theBEFsufferedheavycasualtiesandlittlematerialgain.Probablyforthesereasonsthe1915battleshavebeenlargelyignoredandtherehasbeenadearthofdecentpublicationsonLoos.HelionandCoLtdarethereforepleasedtoannouncethepublicationofamajornewworkMostUnfavourableGround.TheBattleofLoos1915byNiallCherry.MostUnfavourableGroundoffersadetailedlookattheplanning,executionandaftermathofthefighting.Aswellasusingofficialrecordsandreports,numerouspersonalstorieshavebeenwovenintotheaccount.Theauthor'sgrandfatherwaspresentatLoosasaChemicalCorporalwiththeRoyalEngineersgasunitsandthismajornewworkreflectstheauthor'spassionforthesubject.Keysalespoints:Amajornewworkonanoft-neglectedandoverlookedoffensivelaunchedbytheBritishforcesin1915,Drawsonalargenumberofpersonalaccountsinadditiontoofficialsourcestoprovidearichanddetailedaccount,IncludesmuchinformationaboutoverlookedaspectsoftheBattle,includingtheBritishuseofgas,andmedicalfacilities,Featuresalargenumberofrarephotographs,acomprehensiveselectionofmapsandanextensivenumberofstatisticaltables.
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ISBN-13: 9781906033217
ISBN-10: 1906033218
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 146 x 232 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Helion and Company
Locul publicării:United Kingdom