Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare
by Turner, Alexander
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- ISBN 10
- 1846038456
- ISBN 13
- 9781846038457
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2010. New book, 96 pages, CAM225. At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the pillars of fire - the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tonnes of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a masterstroke, the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as missing. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating artillery barrage, the British took the strategic objective of Messines Ridge within hours. A rare example of innovation and success in the First World War, this book is a fresh and timely examination of a fascinating campaign. Contents: Origins of the campaign, Chronology, Opposing commanders, Opposing forces, Opposing plans, The battle of Messines, Aftermath, The battlefield today, Further reading, Index.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Dennis, Peter. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Alexander Turner is a serving British Army officer in the Irish Guards. His operational experience includes Northern Ireland, Kosovo, the Iraq War of 2003 and service as a United Nations Military Observer. He has a BA in War Studies from King's College, London, and led a battalion battlefield tour to Vimy Ridge in 2002.
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- Viceroy Books (AU)
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- Title
- Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare
- Author
- Turner, Alexander
- Illustrator
- Dennis, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1846038456
- ISBN 13
- 9781846038457
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- University Park, Il, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MESSINES 1917 WW1 HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- WW1 History;
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