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The Last of the EBB. The Battle of the Aisne, 1918

Door Sidney Rogerson

Categorie
WO I
Boeknummer
#197247
Titel
The Last of the EBB. The Battle of the Aisne, 1918
Auteur
Rogerson, Sidney
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Greenhill Books
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
1853677388
ISBN13
9781853677380
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
In 1918, the Germans launched the Spring Offensive. Aware that American troops would soon be arriving in Europe, the Germans saw this as their last chance to win the war. If they could overcome the Allied armies and reach Paris, victory might be possible. The German offensive was initially a great success. Striking at the Allied lineÂ's strongest point, the Chemin des Dames, they burst their way through and made quick progress towards Marne. However, the advance eventually stalled. With supply shortages and lack of reserves, this was to be the "last ebb" of the German war effort. Sidney Rogerson, a young officer in the West Yorkshire Regiment, describes the experiences of his battalion from the Aisne through to the Marne. Fighting under French command, the West Yorkshires w... (Lees verder)ere inadequately supported by artillery and practically without help from the air. The four tired divisions were forced to fight and run twenty-seven miles across wooded downlands and three rivers surviving on only emergency rations. In The Last of the Ebb, the author vividly conveys the great bravery and extraordinary resilience of the West Yorkshires, who were able to face up to the terrible ordeal of such a battle without loss of morale. Remarkably for a book of this period, an account by Major-General A. D. von Unruh, which gives the German perspective of the offensive, has been included.
Pagina's
208
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 10,00

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