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Cheerful Sacrifice
Jonathan Nicholls
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Description for Cheerful Sacrifice
Paperback. Tells the story of the spring offensive of April - May 1917, otherwise known as the Battle of Arras. The author gives the Battle of Arras its proper place in the annals of military history, enhancing his text with a wealth of eye-witness accounts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Cheerful Sacrifice tells the story of the spring offensive of April - May 1917, otherwise known as the Battle of Arras. Probably because the noise had hardly died down before it started up again with the explosions at Messines, shortly to be followed by the even more horrible Third Ypres - remembered as Passchendaele - the Battle of Arras has not received the attention it deserves. Yet, as the author points out, on the basis of the daily casualty rate it was the most lethal and costly British offensive battle of the First World War. In the thirty-nine days that ... Read more
Cheerful Sacrifice tells the story of the spring offensive of April - May 1917, otherwise known as the Battle of Arras. Probably because the noise had hardly died down before it started up again with the explosions at Messines, shortly to be followed by the even more horrible Third Ypres - remembered as Passchendaele - the Battle of Arras has not received the attention it deserves. Yet, as the author points out, on the basis of the daily casualty rate it was the most lethal and costly British offensive battle of the First World War. In the thirty-nine days that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844153268
SKU
V9781844153268
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About Jonathan Nicholls
Jonathan Nicholls was born in 1948. He went to Towcester Grammar School, Northants. In 1968 he joined the Metropolitan Police where he is currently serving at Hampstead Police Station. In his capacity as a Police Officer, he met many of the old soldiers who encouraged him to write this book. He has held a lifelong interest in the 1914-18 war ... Read more
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