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A Wood Called Bourlon: The Cover-up after Cambrai, 1917
William Moore
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Description for A Wood Called Bourlon: The Cover-up after Cambrai, 1917
Paperback. Details evidence contained in the inquiry that followed the disaster and seeks to answer a number of questions. Throws new light on this dark episode in British Military History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 pages of b&W plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
After the great victory in the famous tank battle at Cambrai in 1917 the church bells, having been silent for three years, rang out joyously all over Britain. But within ten days triumph had turned to disaster. How did this happen and why? William Moore, a distinguished First World War historian, attempts to explain what went wrong. All the advantages gained were thrown away; thousands of British troops were captured and hundreds of guns were lost. Mr Moore has studied the evidence (much of it previously unpublished) contained in the inevitable enquiry that followed the disaster and he seeks to ... Read more
After the great victory in the famous tank battle at Cambrai in 1917 the church bells, having been silent for three years, rang out joyously all over Britain. But within ten days triumph had turned to disaster. How did this happen and why? William Moore, a distinguished First World War historian, attempts to explain what went wrong. All the advantages gained were thrown away; thousands of British troops were captured and hundreds of guns were lost. Mr Moore has studied the evidence (much of it previously unpublished) contained in the inevitable enquiry that followed the disaster and he seeks to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473821262
SKU
V9781473821262
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99-2
About William Moore
William Moore is a Tynesider who spent many years as a Fleet Street journalist before joining the Ministry of Defence information service. He is an acknowledged specialist on the subject of the Great War. His book The Thin Yellow Line, dealing with executions for, among other things, 'cowardice' resulted in an amendment in the regulations protecting the 1914-1918 court martial ... Read more
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