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Bullecourt 1917: Breaching the Hindenburg Line
Paul Kendall
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Paperback. The bloody sacrifices made by Australian and British soldiers notwithstanding, the fighting at Bullecourt resulted in the first breakthrough of the 'impregnable' Hindenburg Line. Author Paul Kendall has contacted many of the living relatives of those who fought to bring a human face to those terrible statistics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 366 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
The assault upon the formidable Bullecourt in April and May 1917 by three British divisions - the 7th, 58th and 62nd - and three Australian divisions was initially designed to assist Allenby's Third Army break-out from Arras. This book tells the full story of a battle that can be seen as an archetype of the horrors of trench warfare. The first Bullecourt battle of 11 April came to be regarded as the worst Australian defeat of the war, when Australian infantry assaulted without artillery and tank support. They were badly let down by the British tanks - ... Read more
The assault upon the formidable Bullecourt in April and May 1917 by three British divisions - the 7th, 58th and 62nd - and three Australian divisions was initially designed to assist Allenby's Third Army break-out from Arras. This book tells the full story of a battle that can be seen as an archetype of the horrors of trench warfare. The first Bullecourt battle of 11 April came to be regarded as the worst Australian defeat of the war, when Australian infantry assaulted without artillery and tank support. They were badly let down by the British tanks - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750981781
SKU
V9780750981781
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99-50
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