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The German Army in the Spring Offensives 1917: Arras, Aisne and Champagne
Jack Sheldon
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After the great battles of 1916, the Allied Armies planned to launch massive attacks North and South of the Somme. The German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917 forced the new French CinC General Nivelle to rethink and the French embarked on a major attack in the Aisne area and along the Chemin des Dames, with the British conducting large scale diversionary operations around Arras. The French suffered disastrously and, rendered incapable of further offensive operations, it fell to the British to step up the pressure, which they did albeit at a terrible price. This ... Read more
After the great battles of 1916, the Allied Armies planned to launch massive attacks North and South of the Somme. The German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917 forced the new French CinC General Nivelle to rethink and the French embarked on a major attack in the Aisne area and along the Chemin des Dames, with the British conducting large scale diversionary operations around Arras. The French suffered disastrously and, rendered incapable of further offensive operations, it fell to the British to step up the pressure, which they did albeit at a terrible price. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
832g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783463459
SKU
V9781783463459
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Ref
99-3
About Jack Sheldon
Jack Sheldon, the former British Army Defence Attache in Bonn, has established himself as the foremost expert on Great War German Army operations with his celebrated series of books, all published by Pen and Sword. He lives in France
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