9781906626136-1906626138-The Western Front 1917-1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice (History of WWI)

The Western Front 1917-1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice (History of WWI)

ISBN-13: 9781906626136
ISBN-10: 1906626138
Edition: Reprint
Author: Andrew Wiest
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Format: Hardcover 224 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781906626136
ISBN-10: 1906626138
Edition: Reprint
Author: Andrew Wiest
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Format: Hardcover 224 pages

Summary

The Western Front 1917-1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice (History of WWI) (ISBN-13: 9781906626136 and ISBN-10: 1906626138), written by authors Andrew Wiest, was published by Sterling Publishing in 2012. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other World War I (Military History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Western Front 1917-1918: From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice (History of WWI) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used World War I books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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After the first few months of World War I, the Western Front consisted of a relatively static line of trench systems which stretched from the coast of the North Sea southwards to the Swiss border. To try to break through the opposing lines of trenches and barbed wire entanglements, both sides employed huge artillery bombardments followed by attacks by tens of thousands of soldiers. Battles could last for months and led to casualties measured in hundreds of thousands for attacker and defender alike. After most of these attacks, only a short section of the front would have moved and only by a kilometer or two. After Gallipoli, Australians were moved to fight in France on the western Front, in battles including the Battle of the Somme. On the first day of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, 60,000 Allies were casualties, including 20,000 deaths. The principal adversaries on the Western Front, who fielded armies of millions of men, were Germany to the East against a western alliance to the West consisting of France and the United Kingdom with sizable contingents from the British Empire, especially the Dominions. The United States entered the war in 1917 and by the summer of 1918 had an army of around half a million men which rose to a million by the time the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. For most of World War I, Allied Forces, predominantly those of France and the British Empire, were stalled at trenches on the Western Front. With the aid of numerous black and white and color photographs, many previously unpublished, the World War I series recreates the battles and campaigns that raged across the surface of the globe, on land, at sea and in the air. The text is complemented by full-color maps that guide the reader through specific actions and campaigns.

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