Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in the Great War, most died here. In this thorough examination of the role the Front played in the war, the eminent historian Richard Holmes considers its initial creation, the rapid expansion of the British army (which led to problems with the supply of men and munitions), the challenge of coping with life and death at the Front, ...
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Military historian Richard Holmes turns his attention to the infamous First World War trench line, the Western Front. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who were killed in action in the Great War, most died here. In this thorough examination of the role the Front played in the war, the eminent historian Richard Holmes considers its initial creation, the rapid expansion of the British army (which led to problems with the supply of men and munitions), the challenge of coping with life and death at the Front, and the regular attempts by soldiers to 'break the trench'. He also examines two major battles in detail, thos of the Somme and Verdun. Richly detailed and highly authoritative, Holmes' work clarifies the complexities of the Western Front and examines its context within the most bitter and bloody of wars.
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New York. 2000. TV Books. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 1575001470. 224 pages. hardcover. keywords: World War I History Military. FROM THE PUBLISHER-It was on the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea, that the majority of nearly nine million British and Dominion soldiers who enlisted for service during the First World War served, and where most of the 947, 000 who were killed met their deaths. This detailed but accessible account covers everything from how the front was created and the experiences of the British Army in France, to the battle of Verdun and the last hundred days of the war. Holmes's concise and heartfelt narrative is illustrated with photographs, diagrams, maps and quotations that bring that inhuman four years of history to life. Richard Holmes is Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Royal Military College of Science. He presented the BBC television series The Western Front; War Walks; Battlefields; and In the Footsteps of Churchill, and wrote the accompanying books. inventory #29821.
