Ypres 1914-15 - Rilegato

Fowler, Will

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0752461966 ISBN 13: 9780752461960

Casa editrice: Spellmount Ltd Pub, 2011

Riassunto

Ypres was a medieval town known for its textiles; however, it became infamous during the Great War with trench warfare, poison gas and many thousands of casualties. As the German Army advanced through Belgium, it failed to take the Ypres Salient. On 13 October 1914, German troops entered Ypres. On looting the city, the Germans retreated as the British Expeditionary Force advanced. On 22 November 1914, the Germans commenced a huge artillery barrage killing many civilians. In 1917, the Third Battle of Ypres commenced making it an exceptionally dangerous place to live. In 1918, a German major offensive was launched, but the British held firm. Ypres was finally safe in late September 1918 when German troops withdrew from the Salient. Today the battlefields of Ypres contain the resting place of thousands of German and British soldiers. This book explores the first and second battles of Ypres through narrative, eye-witness accounts and images.

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Highly recommended. --Ships Monthly, May '09

L'autore:

William H. Miller is one of the world's experts on passenger liners. He has written in excess of two hundred books on the subject. He lives within sight of the piers of the Port of New York.

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• Editore: Spellmount Ltd Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0752461966
• ISBN 13: 9780752461960
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 160