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Arras: The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas Including Vimy Ridge and Bullecourt
Arras The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas Including Vimy Ridge and Bullecourt
Author: Peter Barton
In spring 1917, Allied troops on the Western Front began the largest ever artillery barrage on German positions, using over 2.7 million shells. During the battle they succeeded in capturing the famous Vimy Ridge. But the ultimate cost of fighting was immense, with a daily casualty rate 40 per cent greater than the Somme and almost double that of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781845294212
ISBN-10: 1845294211
Publication Date: 6/24/2010
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Constable
Book Type: Hardcover
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