The First World War (3)

The Western Front 1917–1918

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The First World War (3)

The Western Front 1917–1918

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In this, the second volume covering the war on the Western Front, Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in 1917.

Then he moves on to relate the successive offensives launched by Germany in the spring and summer of 1918 in an effort to achieve victory or a favourable peace before American manpower proved decisive.

Again, questioning and correcting several myths and long-held assumptions about the nature and conduct of war on the Western Front, the author also looks at the aftermath and legacy of the 'war to end wars'.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

Product details

Published 25 Jun 2002
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841763484
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 47 b/w; 13 col
Dimensions 248 x 170 mm
Series Essential Histories
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Peter Simkins

Peter Simkins was Senior Historian at the Imperial…

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