Stalemate!: the great trench warfare battles of 1915-1917/ J.H. Johnson

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Arms and Armour Press, 1997Description: 224 pages; maps, illustrations; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1854094122 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: 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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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.

OFFENSIVE ATTACK, FIRST WORLD WAR, BATTLES, DEFEATS, WAR CATASTROPHIES

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