Battle Beneath the Trenches: The Cornish Miners of the 251st Tunnelling Company, Re
Undermining the positions of the enemy is one of the most ancient activities. For almost 3000 years even before 1914, it was a popular siege-breaking technique. During the Great War arguably the greatest siege the world had ever seen, it presented a conflict environment that perfectly favoured the skills of the military miner. During 1915, the Western Front was established as a static line that grew into a huge network of defence-in-depth earthworks. Siege conditions demanded siege tactics and as the ground was everywhere mineable, the Western Front was a prime candidate for underground warfare. Royal Engineer tunnelling companies were speci…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4738-2700-4
- EAN: 9781473827004
- Produktnummer: 16776815
- Verlag: Pen & Sword Military
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.1 cm x D3.2 cm 739 g
- Gewicht: 739
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