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Oppy Wood.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bilton, David.
- Series:
- Battleground Europe
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arras (France)--Guidebooks.
- Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1917.
- Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1918 (August-September).
- World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Arras--Guidebooks.
- Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1917--Battlefields--Arras--France--Guidebooks.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Arras (France).
- Local Subjects:
- Arras (France)--Guidebooks.
- Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1917.
- Arras, Battle of, Arras, France, 1918 (August-September).
- World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France--Arras--Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This latest book in the Battleground Europe series describes the battles over several years, and in particular 1917 and 1918, for a wood and small village. The Germans stubbornly refused to retreat as the area held a key position in their defense of Arras.In the bitter fighting, thousands of young men mainly from East Yorkshire (Hull) and East Lancashire were sacrificed.
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION BY SERIES EDITIOR""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""AUTHOR�S INTRODUCTION""; ""ACCOMMODATION IN THE AREA""; ""Chapter One - 1914-1916 The Germans Arrive""; ""Chapter Two - April 1917 The First Battle""; ""The First Army attack on Arleux and Oppy � 28 April""; ""Chapter Three - May 1917""; ""Chapter Four - The Indirect Approach 28 June 1917""; ""Post June 1917""; ""Chapter Five - The Final Battles March to October 1918""; ""The Final Phase August to October 1918""; ""Cemeteries in the Area""
- ""WALKING AROUND OPPY""""EXPLORING THE OPPY AREA BY CAR""; ""Select Bibliography & Further Reading""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783402175
- 1783402172
- 9781783409457
- 1783409452
- OCLC:
- 854974984
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