The Western Front 1917-1918

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The Western Front 1917-1918

From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice

By:

Andrew Wiest

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Hardback

Series:

The History of WWI

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After the first few months of World War I, the Western Front consisted of a relatively static line of trench systems which stretched from the coast of the North Sea southwards to the Swiss border. To try to break through the opposing lines of trenches and barbed wire entanglements, both sides employed huge artillery bombardments followed by attacks by tens of thousands of soldiers. Battles could last for months and led to casualties measured in hundreds of thousands for attacker and defender alike. After most of these attacks, only a short section of the front would have moved and only by a few kilometres. After Gallipoli, Australians were moved to fight in France on the Western Front, in battles including the Battle of the Somme. On the first day of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, there were 60,000 Allied casualties, including 20,000 deaths. For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the British Empire, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. With the aid of numerous black and white and colour photographs, many previously unpublished, the History of World War I series recreates the battles and campaigns that raged across the surface of the globe, on land, at sea and in the air. The text is complemented by full-colour maps that guide the reader through specific actions and campaigns.

Author Biography:

Andrew Wiest is a Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi and serves as Director of the Vietnam Studies Program and co-director of the university's Center for the Study of War and Society. He is author of Campaigns of World War II: The Pacific War, and co-author of Passchendaele and the Royal Navy, The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War and Strategy and Tactics: Infantry Warfare. Dennis E. Showalter is a professor of history at Colorado College who specializes in German military history. He was president of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to 2001.

Release date NZ

March 15th, 2012

Author

Andrew Wiest

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Foreword by Dennis Showalter

Illustrations

300 photos, maps and artworks; 300 Illustrations, unspecified

Interest Age

From 16 to 99 years

Pages

224

Series

The History of WWI

Dimensions

195x246x23

ISBN-13

9781906626136

Product ID

19012719

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