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Contrary to popular belief, the French army did not cease offensive operations after the disastrous Nivelle Offensive in the spring of 1917 and the subsequent mutinies. Nor did the battles at Verdun end in 1916.
The successful French counteroffensives at the end of that year led to planning for a Two Army operation in 1917 aimed at breaking the Verdun curve and recapturing the strategically important Briey coal field.
The French army mutinies in May and June 1917 led to the implementation of a more limited version of the plan, aiming to create new lines for an advance in 1918.
The need to rebuild morale in the French army meant that nothing was left to chance. The tremendous logistical effort of this campaign in the summer of 1917 and the detailed planning and careful training at all levels led to the success of an army weary of war but determined to win.
The industrial nature of the preparations, the impressive numbers of artillery, and the first appearance of Americans at Verdun foreshadow the campaigns of 1918 and the final victory of the Allied Forces.
Once again, Christina Holstein, Britain's leading expert on the battlefields around Verdun, guides the reader around the various vital points of this major unknown battle of 1917, a battle that was vital for the restructuring of the French army that played such a prominent role in the victorious allied campaign of 1918.
Like all the books in the Battleground Europe series, it is lavishly illustrated and mapped using contemporary and modern material, supported by clear maps that support each of the tours.
Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
- -
- Type
- Academic History
- Theme
- World History, History of America
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2021
- Dimensions
- 13.3x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781526717085
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