Capturing Hill 70; Canada's Forgotten Battle of the First World War (Series: Studies in Canadian Military History.)

[978-0-77483359-2] 2016, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 292pp. Maps, photographs, diagrams, tables, bibliography, index. "In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counterattacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it". Book about Hill 70. Contributors include Tim Cook, Robert Engen, Robert T. Foley, Nikolas Gardner, J.L. Granatstein, Mark Humphries, Andrew Iarocci. Published for Canadian War Museum. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. (Military--Canada, Military History, Military--Canada, World War 1).