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Battle Book of Ypres
Beatrix Brice
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Description for Battle Book of Ypres
Hardback. .
Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavour. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate fighting. Officially there were four main battles in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918; these were more accurately peaks in a continuing struggle, for Ypres symbolised Belgian defiance, and the British continued to expend disproportionate resources on defending it. It never fell, although the Germans came close to its gates, and indeed its loss would have been a severe blow to morale. The Battle Book of Ypres, originally published in 1927 ... Read more
Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavour. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate fighting. Officially there were four main battles in 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918; these were more accurately peaks in a continuing struggle, for Ypres symbolised Belgian defiance, and the British continued to expend disproportionate resources on defending it. It never fell, although the Germans came close to its gates, and indeed its loss would have been a severe blow to morale. The Battle Book of Ypres, originally published in 1927 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473821231
SKU
V9781473821231
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-9
About Beatrix Brice
Little is known of Beatrix Brice other than she was born in Chile. From the time of the First World War onwards she took a strong interest in the Ypres League, an organisation aiming to perpetuate the name that the British 'Tommy' had earned in the Ypres Salient and to ensure that fellow Countrymen were aware of the debt they ... Read more
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