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Pillars of fire : the battle of Messines Ridge, June 1917

By Ian , Passingham

Book information

Publisher
History Press
Year
2012
ISBN
978-0-7524-8365-8, 075248365X, 978-0-7524-8364-1
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14387465 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
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Description

Overview: "Gentlemen, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography." So said General Plumer before 600 tons of explosives were detonated under the German positions on Messines Ridge in 1917. First published in 1998 and featuring first-hand accounts from the combatants of both sides, Pillars of Fire looks at the action from all levels and re-assesses the reasons for Plumer's success on the day, the implications of Haig's failure to exploit it and the legacy of the battle for the maturing of the BEF in 1918.

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