Monographie
Messines 1917 : the zenith of siege warfare / Alexander Turner ; illustrated by Peter Dennis
Type de contenu
- Texte
Type de médiation
- sans médiation
Titre(s)
- Messines 1917 : the zenith of siege warfare / Alexander Turner ; illustrated by Peter Dennis
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) responsabilité(s)
Editeur, producteur
- Oxford : Long Island City (N.Y.) : Osprey, 2010
Description matérielle
- 1 vol. (96 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cm
Collection
- Campaign 225
ISBN
- 1-8460-3845-6
- 978-1-8460-3845-7
EAN
- 9781846038457 br.
Appartient à la collection
- Campaign (Oxford) 1759-4987 225
Classification décimale Dewey
- 940.431
Note sur la description bibliographique
- Table des matières
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
- Bibliogr. p. 94. Index
Note sur le contenu
- Origins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders. Playing the hand that's dealt The British The Germans Opposing forces. The Germans Mine warfare The British Orders of battle Opposing plans. The Germans The British The Battle of Messines. The witch's cauldron Final preparations Pillars of fire Concrete crypts Bellevue Gegenstoss Scene of a famous fight Not so friendly fire Take two Aftermath. The zenith of siege warfare Passchendaele The battlefield today
Résumé ou extrait
- "At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the 'pillars of fire' -- the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tons of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a 'masterstroke', the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as 'missing'. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating artillery barrage, the British took the strategic objective of Messines Ridge within hours. A rare example of innovation and success in the First World War, this book is a[n] ... examination of a fascinating campaign" (site de l'éditeur)
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