Cambrai 1917
the myth of the first great tank battle
$71.10
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2009
Summary
Cambrai was the last - and most influential - battle fought by the British on the Western Front in 1917. With many of the Allies on the brink of collapse, only Britain was still capable of holding the Germans at bay.
Over time, many myths have grown up around what happened at Cambrai. The events of this iconic attack are now buried beneath accumulated legends and misrepresentations built up over almost a century. It is remembered as the world’s first great tank battle, but it was…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826058 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753826054 |
| Author: | Bryn Hammond |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 217mm x 171mm x 35mm |
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Bryn Hammond
Dr Bryn Hammond is a member of the Centre for First World War Studies, the British Commission for Military History and the Western Front and Gallipoli Associations. He is also joint convenor of the Imperial War Museum’s History Group. He has written numerous articles about the First World War and is a regular speaker on the subject. CAMBRAI 1917 is his first book.
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