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Villers Bretonneux

By Dr Peter Pedersen

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Year
2013
ISBN
9781844150618, 9781473820265, 9781473800946, 1473800943
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14359550 bytes)
Series
Battleground Europe
Pages
(193 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1914-1918 -- France -- Villers-Bretonneux;France -1914-1918--France--Villers-Bretonneux;World WarWorld War

Description

Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications centre of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defence of Villers-Bretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as wel

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