Description
| Product ID: | 9781912690329 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Uniform Legends |
| Title: | In The Ypres Salient |
| Subtitle: | The Story Of A Fortnight's Canadian Fighting |
| Authors: | Author: Henry Beckles Willson |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | First World War, First World War, Battles and campaigns, Battles & campaigns, Belgium, Canada, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This short book by historian and journalist Beckles Willson is in memory to the Canadians who fought during the Great War around Hooge, near Ypres at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in 1916. The Battle of Mount Sorrel lasted for almost two weeks and cost the Canadians over 8,000 casualties. Having lost the first two phases of the battle, the Canadians achieved victory in the final operation. Careful planning and concentrated artillery bombardments had begun to tip the balance on the First World War battlefields in favour of attackers over entrenched defenders. This short book by historian and journalist Beckles Willson is in memory to the Canadians who fought during the Great War around Hooge, near Ypres at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in 1916. The Battle of Mount Sorrel lasted for almost two weeks and cost the Canadians over 8,000 casualties. Having lost the first two phases of the battle, the Canadians achieved victory in the final operation. Careful planning and concentrated artillery bombardments had begun to tip the balance on the First World War battlefields in favour of attackers over entrenched defenders. |
| Imprint Name: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Publisher Name: | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-01-31 |
