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First World War, The (3) - The Western Front 1917-1918

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - World War I & II

Last Stocked on 6/24/2023

Product Info

Title
First World War, The (3) - The Western Front 1917-1918
Publisher
Category
Author
Peter Simkins
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147402145
MFG. Part #
OSPESS022
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS22

Description

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'.