Villers-Bretonneux
Title | Villers-Bretonneux PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Pedersen |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 299 |
Release | 2004-01-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 147382026X |
Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defence of Villers-Bretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as wel
Villers Bretonneux
Title | Villers Bretonneux PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Peter Pedersen |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 2004-01-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1844150615 |
Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defence of Villers-Bretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as wel
The Middlebrook Guide to the Somme Battlefields
Title | The Middlebrook Guide to the Somme Battlefields PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Middlebrook |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | 623 |
Release | 2007-10-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783460490 |
While best known as being the scene of the most terrible carnage in the WW1 the French department of the Somme has seen many other battles from Roman times to 1944. William the Conqueror launched his invasion from there; the French and English fought at Crecy in 1346; Henry Vs army marched through on their way to Agincourt in 1415; the Prussians came in 1870.The Great War saw three great battles and approximately half of the 400,000 who died on the Somme were British a terrible harvest, marked by 242 British cemeteries and over 50,000 lie in unmarked graves. These statistics explain in part why the area is visited year-on-year by ever increasing numbers of British and Commonwealth citizens. This evocative book written by the authors of the iconic First Day on the Somme is a thorough guide to the cemeteries, memorials and battlefields of the area, with the emphasis on the fighting of 1916 and 1918, with fascinating descriptions and anecdotes.
Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme
Title | Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme PDF eBook |
Author | Tonie Holt |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 589 |
Release | 2008-06-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783035099 |
Major and Mrs. Holt's Battlefield Guide to the Somme is, without doubt, one of the best-selling guide books to the battlefields of the Somme. This latest updated edition, includes four recommended, timed itineraries representing one day's traveling. Every stop on route has an accompanying description and often a tale of heroic or tragic action.Memorials, private and official, sites of memorable conflict, the resting places of personalities of note are all drawn together with sympathetic and understanding commentary that gives the reader a sensitivity towards the events of 1916.
Hamel: Somme
Title | Hamel: Somme PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Pedersen |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2003-03-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1783400285 |
On 4 July 1918, American and Australian troops captured the village of Hamel and the ridge overlooking it. It was not a big battle: the equivalent of one Australian division and one battalion of newly arrived Americans were the only infantry involved. Although Hamel is not a famous named battle it is noteworthy for an increased level of sophistication . At Hamel machines went a long way towards relieving the infantry of the obligation to fight its way forward. After the battle, Haig's Headquarters promulgated its lessons for other commanders. Among the senior officers who visited Monash's Headquarters was Brigadier-General Bernard Montgomery. The military thinker and former Tank Corps officer, Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, thought Hamel more important in making the reputation of the Tank Corps than the battle of Cambrai.
Airfields & Airmen: Somme
Title | Airfields & Airmen: Somme PDF eBook |
Author | Mike O'Connor |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 329 |
Release | 2001-08-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1473811759 |
The latest volume in the Airfields and Airmen series covers the Arras area. It includes a visit to the grave of Albert Ball VC and the graves of Waterfall and Bayly, the first British fliers killed in action. There is a visit to the aerodrome from which Alan McLeod took off from to earn his VC and to the grave of Viscount Glentworth, killed while flying with 32 Squadron. The German side is well covered with visits to their cemeteries and aerodromes. This well researched book relives the deadly thrills of war in the air over the battlefields of the Western Front.
Advance to Victory, 1918
Title | Advance to Victory, 1918 PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Stedman |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2001-02-22 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1473811643 |
The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the reader at home. For the former, this book is an invaluable guide and each site is described in detail. For everyone there are graphic descriptions of action, often through first-hand accounts, supported by illustrations, diagrams and maps.