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World
War I - The Western Front
'The
Great War', the war to end wars - Hundreds of thousands died in the mud
& static trench warfare of the Western Front.
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| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: 1914: MONS A WWI Battlefield Guide by Jack Horsfall. The Battle of, & the retreat from, Mons. The first time for nearly a hundred years that a British Army had been engaged in warfare on the Continent of Europe.2000, Leo Cooper, , 0850526779,< D-02>,c160pp, illustrations, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 29624-03..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: ARRAS: MONCHY LE PREUX A WWI Battlefield Guide by Colin Fox. In the early days of the Battle of Arras in the spring of 1917 the village fell to British attacks after stubborn resistance by the German defenders. In 1918 the German Spring offensive regained lost ground but faltered on the outskirts of Arras. Thereafter, when the British launched the final offensive of the war in this sector the Canadians led the way2000, Leo Cooper, , 0850527384,< D-02>,160pp, ills map, New in card covers, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 30835-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: FRENCH FLANDERS: LOOS - HILL 70 A WWI battlefield guide by Andrew Rawson. The Battle of Loos was part of a wider British & French offensive in September, 1915. Due to a lack of available artillery, a massive chlorine gas attack preceded the assault however all did not go to plan. Despite many waves of attacks, very few troops made it as far as the German trenches & the assault was called off after a few days at the cost of 60,000 British casualties.2002, Leo Cooper, , 0850529042,< D-02>,160pp, photos, maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 31144-01..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: HINDENBURG LINE A WWI Battlefield guide by Peter Oldham. The Hindenburg Line/Siegfriedstellung - the strongest defence system that the world had ever seen. Expertly fortified by the German Army, it was pierced in 1917 at Cambrai. Improved with deeper defences and new "elastic" tactics, it was again broken in the last months of the war1998, Leo Cooper, , 0850525683,< D-02>,192pp, 50 ills, maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 26404-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: HINDENBURG LINE: BOURLON WOOD A WW1 Battlefield Guide by Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave. Bourlon Wood, three miles west of Cambrai, was on the left side of the British attack, most notable for the use of tanks, which started on 20 November, 1917. After the fierce fighting died down the wood was firmly in German hands but it again came to prominence in September, 1918 as the Canadian Corps continued their onslaught against the Germans2002, Leo Cooper, , 0850528186,< D-02>,c160pp, illustrations , maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 30873-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: SOMME: BEAUMONT HAMEL: NEWFOUNDLAND PARK A WWI Battlefield guide by Nigel Cave. The battle fought in July 1916 on the Somme by the 51st Highland Division, the Newfoundland Regiment, etc. Includes chapters on the "Fatal Mine", Proving Harper's Duds, Freyburg VC, the Royal Naval Division, the Tank and the Ancre Battle.2003, Leo Cooper, , 0850523982,< D-02>,c130pp, 80 illustrations, 12 maps, New.Card, , Subject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 19030-04..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: SOMME: BOOM RAVINE A WWI Battlefield guide by Trevor Pidgeon. Boom Ravine is a gouge in the landscape where, in February, 1917, fierce fighting took place to rival that at Beamont Hamel. It was a short action and disastrous for the British1999, Leo Cooper, , 0850526124,< D-02>,144pp, ills, maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 28726-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: SOMME: COMBLES A WWI Battlefield Guide by Paul Reed. In September 1916, fighting began for possession of Combles, the largest village on the Somme. Flanked by two large woods, it became the front line where men of the 56th (London) Division fought and died2001, Leo Cooper, , 0850526744,< D-02>,c160pp, ills, maps, New in card cover, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 30884-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: SOMME: COURCELETTE A WWI battlefield guide by Paul Reed. Courcelette dominated the battlefield. The Canadians were given the task of taking the heavily fortified, German strongpoint& attacked on 15th September, 1916 with the aid of the newly developed tank. By the time the battle ended they had suffered 24,000 casualties and won three VCs1999, Leo Cooper, , 0850525926,< D-02>,144pp, ills, maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 28727-02..............................£9.95 |
| BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: SOMME: MONTAUBAN A WWI Battlefield guide by Graham Maddocks. Montbaun was one of the rare places on the Somme in July, 1916 where the British met with military success. Men from Liverpool and manchester took on the best of the mighty German Army and beat them soundly1998, Leo Cooper, , 0850525799,< D-02>,156pp, ills, maps, New, , CARDSubject...World War I - Western FrontWeb No. 28732-02..............................£9.95 |
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