9781846038457 - Messines 1917: the Zenith of Siege Warfare Campaign by Turner, Alexander (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. N.B. For customers ordering from the United States please be aware that following the imposition of 'Trumpian' tariffs books will be Delivered Duty Unpaid. 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 (1914-1918), this book is a fresh and timely examination of a fascinating campaign. Ref PPP 4.

Condition: New. Dennis, Peter (illustrator). Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Offering an example of innovation and success in the First World War, this book presents a fresh examination of a fascinating campaign.&Uumlber den AutorrnrnAlexander TurnerInhaltsverzeichnisOrigins of the campai.