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Nine Divisions in Champagne: The Second Battle of Marne
Patrick Takle
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Description for Nine Divisions in Champagne: The Second Battle of Marne
Hardback. A fresh approach to a crucial battle written from the British and American perspective. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16pp of B&W plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 702.
The book explains how the Allies, after a series of swingeing defeats, sank their differences and came together to turn the tide against the German Army in the Summer of 1918. Although it is a detailed history of the fighting by British divisions, it also highlights the growing presence of American forces and their huge contribution to victory, too often understated in earlier works. The book deliberately binds together the genesis, size and equipment of the British and American divisions and seeks to inter-mingle the American and British campaigns of 1918. By blocking the Third German Offensive ... Read more
The book explains how the Allies, after a series of swingeing defeats, sank their differences and came together to turn the tide against the German Army in the Summer of 1918. Although it is a detailed history of the fighting by British divisions, it also highlights the growing presence of American forces and their huge contribution to victory, too often understated in earlier works. The book deliberately binds together the genesis, size and equipment of the British and American divisions and seeks to inter-mingle the American and British campaigns of 1918. By blocking the Third German Offensive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
703g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473834224
SKU
V9781473834224
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Ref
99-2
About Patrick Takle
Patrick Takle spent 33 years in the British Army, serving in the Infantry and as an Intelligence Officer in specialist units. Following his retirement, he pursued a career as an international banker and management consultant, working in Eastern Europe. He is the author of The Affair at Nery and British Army in France After Dunkirk, both in ... Read more
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