Название: The Passchendaele Campaign 1917
Автор: Andrew Rawson
Издательство: Pen & Sword
ISBN: 1526704005
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: LitMy
Размер: 63,8 МБ
Язык: Английский
This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force’s battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping. The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 7 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with success on 31 July but was soon bogged down due to the August rains. Three huge attacks between 20 September and 4 October had the Germans reeling, but again the weather intervened and the campaign concluded with futile attacks across the muddy slopes of the Passchendaele Ridge.