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Trial by Gas: The British Army at the Second Battle of Ypres
George H. Cassar
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Description for Trial by Gas: The British Army at the Second Battle of Ypres
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
World War I has long captured the macabre imagination for the seemingly willful manner in which nations sent their young men to die in droves while fighting over essentially the same patch of land for four long years. The vision of those senseless deaths becomes even harsher and more depraved when we consider how many soldiers were killed by poison gas.
In May 1915 the long and bloody Second Battle of Ypres gained notoriety for the participants’ use of poison gas, the first time the weapon had been used in battle. With both sides realizing the importance of victory ... Read more
World War I has long captured the macabre imagination for the seemingly willful manner in which nations sent their young men to die in droves while fighting over essentially the same patch of land for four long years. The vision of those senseless deaths becomes even harsher and more depraved when we consider how many soldiers were killed by poison gas.
In May 1915 the long and bloody Second Battle of Ypres gained notoriety for the participants’ use of poison gas, the first time the weapon had been used in battle. With both sides realizing the importance of victory ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612346908
SKU
V9781612346908
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99-10
About George H. Cassar
George H. Cassar is a professor of history at Eastern Michigan University. He is the author of a dozen books including Hell in Flanders Fields: Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres and Lloyd George at War, 1916–1918.
Reviews for Trial by Gas: The British Army at the Second Battle of Ypres
Amazing detail brings to light the unbelievable hardships and horrors
Books Monthly 18/02/2015
The book is very well researched … It is clearly written and easy to follow
Cross & Cockade International 24/02/2016
Books Monthly 18/02/2015
The book is very well researched … It is clearly written and easy to follow
Cross & Cockade International 24/02/2016