Cheerful sacrifice : the Battle of Arras, 1917
1993, First Edition. London : Cooper. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Not price-clipped. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #472301
ISBN: 0850525209
Physical description; xi, 254 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; Foreword by Martin Middlebrook. Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index. Contents; pt. 1. Trenches and tunnels. Alberich -- Ant-Heap -- The men -- Trench raids -- The week of suffering -- In praise of infantry -- Easter Sunday -- pt. 2. The day of doings : 9 April 1917. Vimy Ridge -- Harper's duds -- Maxwell's procession -- Centrepunch -- The Hindenburg Line -- Forcing the gap -- pt. 3. A victory wasted. The day of delay -- The crucial day -- The defeated enemy -- Comical works -- A deuce of a fight -- The right thing -- Recipe for disaster -- The boys who really did the job. Subjects; Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1917. World War, 1914-1918. Campaigns. Military history. France. 20th century. Illustrated. Plates. Maps. Portraits. Personal narratives. British Expeditionary Force.
Price: €14.95