The First World War, Vol. 3 - The Western Front 1917-1918

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Volume 3: The Western Front 1917-1918, Introduction; Chronology; Background to war Strategic choices for 1917; Warring sides The opposing armies; The fighting War on the Western Front, 1917-1918; Portrait of a soldier Private Frederick 'Fen' Noakes; The world around war The home fronts 1917-1918; Portrait of a civilian Caroline Webb; How the war ended The final month; Further reading; Index.

About the author

Peter Simkins

Summary

In the second volume devoted to the Western Front of World War I, Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne and at Passchendaele in 1917. He relates the offenses launched by Germany during the spring and summer of 1918 in an effort to achieve victory or a favorable peace before American manpower proved decisive.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Simkins
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.07.2003
• EAN: 9780415968430
• ISBN: 978-0-415-96843-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 255 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous