LEADER 03127nam 2200505 450 001 9910136669603321 005 20230808200050.0 010 $a0-7748-3361-0 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774833615 035 $a(CKB)3710000000907458 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4716874 035 $a(DE-B1597)661700 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774833615 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000907458 100 $a20161021h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aCapturing Hill 70 $eCanada's forgotten battle of the First World War /$fedited by Douglas E. Delaney and Serge Durflinger 210 1$aVancouver, [British Columbia] ;$aToronto, [Ontario] :$cUBC Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (332 pages) 225 1 $aStudies in Canadian Military History 311 $a0-7748-3359-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tMaps -- $tForeword -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tHigher Command -- $tThe Corps Nervous System in Action -- $tThe Best Laid Plans -- $tThe Fire Plan -- $tSinews of War -- $tForce Preservation -- $tThe Other Side of the Hill -- $tTo Win at Any Cost -- $tA Battle Forgotten? -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tContributors -- $tIndex -- $tStudies in Canadian Military History 330 $aIn August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counter attacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to capture Lens, which resulted in nearly 3,300 more casualties. In Capturing Hill 70, leading military historians mark the centenary of this triumph by dissecting different facets of the battle, from planning and the conduct of operations to long-term repercussions and commemoration. This richly illustrated and thought-provoking book reinstates Hill 70 to its rightful place among the pantheon of battles that helped forge the reputation of the famed Canadian Corps during the First World War, and it sheds new light on the key role played by Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie, who fought his first major action as commander of the Canadian Corps. 410 0$aStudies in Canadian military history. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories$zCanada 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zFrance 607 $aCanada$xCanadian Army$xCanadian Corps$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 676 $a940.41271 702 $aDurflinger$b Serge 702 $aDelaney$b Douglas E. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136669603321 996 $aCapturing Hill 70$92121479 997 $aUNINA