Passchendaele : The Untold Story; Third Edition / / Robin Prior, Trevor Wilson |
Autore | Prior Robin |
Edizione | [New Edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.431 |
Soggetto topico | Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917 |
ISBN | 0-300-22222-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Third Edition -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- I. Setting the Scene -- II. Initiation -- III. Gough -- IV. Plumer -- V. Political Interlude (i) -- VI. The Lower Depths -- VII. Political Interlude (ii) -- Notes -- Note on Sources -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136995303321 |
Prior Robin | ||
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Somme [[electronic resource] /] / Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson |
Autore | Prior Robin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT ; ; London, : Yale University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.4/272 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WilsonTrevor <1928-> |
Soggetto topico |
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-95059-6
0-300-14301-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The Context -- 2. 'Absolutely Astonishing': The War Committee and the Military -- 3. Decision-making, January-February -- 4. Decision-making, March-June -- 5. 'Grasping at the Shadow': Planning for the Somme, February-June -- 6. 'Favourable Results Are Not Anticipated': Preparations for Battle, June -- 7. 'A Short Life': VII & VIII Corps on 1 July -- 8. 'The Enemy's Fire Was So Intense': X Corps on 1 July -- 9. 'Wave after Wave Were Mown Down': III Corps on 1 July -- 10. 'Cowering Men in Field Grey': XV and XIII Corps on 1 July -- 11. Reflections on 1 July -- 12. 'Ill-Considered Attacks on a Small Front', 2-13 July -- 13. 'Cavalry Sharpening Their Swords', 14 July -- 14. 'We Are a Bit Stuck', 15-31 July -- 15. 'Something Wanting in the Methods Employed', 1 August-12 September -- 16. 'A Hell of a Time': Pozières and Mouquet Farm, July-August -- 17. Summary: 15 July-12 September -- 18. The Politicians and the Somme Campaign, July-August -- 19. One Division's Somme: The First Division, July-September -- 20. 'An Operation Planned on Bolder Lines': Tanks and the 15 September Plan -- 21. Lumbering Tanks: The Battle of 15 September -- 22. 25 September -- 23. 'The Tragic Hill of Thiepval',1 26-30 September -- 24. 'A Severe Trial of Body and Spirit': The Somme, October -- 25. 'We Must Keep Going!': The Politicians and the Somme Campaign, September-October -- 26. The Political Battle: Beaumont Hamel, 13-19 November -- 27. Reflections on the British at the Somme -- Epilogue: The End of It All, November 1916 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462599503321 |
Prior Robin | ||
New Haven, CT ; ; London, : Yale University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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