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Gommecourt : Somme
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cave, Nigel.
- Series:
- Battleground
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais, France)--History, Military.
- Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
- World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais)--Guidebooks.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais).
- Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916--Campaigns--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais)--France--Guidebooks.
- World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais).
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais, France).
- Local Subjects:
- Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais, France)--History, Military.
- Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.
- World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais)--Guidebooks.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France--Gommecourt (Pas-de-Calais).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place. This Battlefield Guide tells the reader what happened and relates it to the ground as it now stands today.
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""ADVICE TO TOURERS""; ""HOW TO USE THIS BOOK""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter One - THE 56TH DIVISION AREA BEFORE THE BATTLE""; ""Chapter Two - THE ATTACK OF THE 56TH DIVISION""; ""The right attack: 168 Brigade.""; ""The left attack: 169 Brigade.""; ""Chapter Three - THE 46TH DIVISION BEFORE THE BATTLE""; ""Chapter Four - THE ATTACK OF THE 46TH DIVISION - AND THE AFTERMATH""; ""The Aftermath: Gommecourt Revisited.""; ""Chapter Five - THE ATTACK: THE GERMAN VIEW""
- ""Chapter Six - A BRIEF CAR TOUR OF THE BATTLEFIELD""""Chapter Seven - WALKING TOURS""; ""Walking the 56th (London) Division Battlefield""; ""Walking the 46th Division Battlefield""; ""Attack of the 46th Division continued""; ""Chapter Eight - THE REAR AREAS""; ""FURTHER READING""; ""Selective Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783409181
- 1783409185
- OCLC:
- 854974740
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