Battle of Bellicourt Tunnel, 9781848325876
Hardcover
Untried Americans, seasoned Australians, and a bloody tunnel battle in WW1.

Battle of Bellicourt Tunnel

Tommies, Diggers and Doughboys on the Hindenburg Line, 1918

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  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2011

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Summary

Australian Content

In November 1918, the BEF under Field Marshal Haig fought a series of victorious battles on the Western Front that contributed mightily to the German army’s defeat. They did so as part of a coalition, and the role of Australian ‘diggers’ and US ‘doughboys’ is often forgotten. The Bellicourt Tunnel attack, fought in the fading autumn light, was very much an inter-Allied affair and marked a unique moment in the Allied armies’ endeavors. It was the fir…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848325876
ISBN-10:1848325878
Author:Dale Blair
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Frontline Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:1 July 2011
Weight:544g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

This is a detailed and very well researched account of a significant but often overlooked battle on the Western Front and a valuable examination of one of the last German successes of the war, and of one of the first attempts at coalition warfare involved the up and coming Americans. History of War

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