JOHNSON J H

Stalemate!: the great trench warfare battles of 1915-1917/ J.H. Johnson - London: Arms and Armour Press, 1997 - 224 pages; maps, illustrations; 23 cm.

Examine six of the most famous catastrophic offensives of the First World War, in which tens of thousands of soldiers lost their lives. Neuve Chapelle, Loos, Somme, Arras, Ypres, and Cambrai, these six attempts to break through the German lines resulted in tremendous casualties with little immediate strategic gain. Find out why these battles were so unsuccessful.

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OFFENSIVE ATTACK
FIRST WORLD WAR
BATTLES, DEFEATS
WAR CATASTROPHIES