Read Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War)

Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War)

Phil Tomaselli

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Description:The village of Givenchy-les-la-Bassee sits on a small rise in the Pas de Calais Department in northern France. One hundred years ago it was overtaken by the First World War. The fighting there was intense eleven Victoria Crosses were won in this tiny locality between 1914 and 1918. Phil Tomaselli s in-depth account shows what happened at Givenchy when it became a battlefield, and the story here was repeated in the other villages and towns on the Western Front. Givenchy s key position made it the target for crushing bombardments, infantry assaults and subterranean warfare. The landscape was pulverized by shellfire, the ground beneath was honeycombed with tunnels. Mining operations, shelling, sniping and trench raids took place around the remains of the village even when this stretch of the front line was relatively quiet. The grueling struggle of attrition that characterized the fighting on the Western Front continued here throughout the war. Phil Tomaselli s gripping narrative makes extensive use of war diary extracts, personal stories, official and unofficial histories."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War). To get started finding Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The village of Givenchy-les-la-Bassee sits on a small rise in the Pas de Calais Department in northern France. One hundred years ago it was overtaken by the First World War. The fighting there was intense eleven Victoria Crosses were won in this tiny locality between 1914 and 1918. Phil Tomaselli s in-depth account shows what happened at Givenchy when it became a battlefield, and the story here was repeated in the other villages and towns on the Western Front. Givenchy s key position made it the target for crushing bombardments, infantry assaults and subterranean warfare. The landscape was pulverized by shellfire, the ground beneath was honeycombed with tunnels. Mining operations, shelling, sniping and trench raids took place around the remains of the village even when this stretch of the front line was relatively quiet. The grueling struggle of attrition that characterized the fighting on the Western Front continued here throughout the war. Phil Tomaselli s gripping narrative makes extensive use of war diary extracts, personal stories, official and unofficial histories."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War). To get started finding Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War)

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