Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare
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, this book is a fresh and timely examina…
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Weitere Autoren: Dennis, Peter (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84603-845-7
- EAN: 9781846038457
- Produktnummer: 17609451
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H24.5 cm x B18.6 cm x D1.0 cm 310 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 225
- Gewicht: 310
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Alexander Turner, illustrated by Peter Dennis
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