Campaign 225, Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare
Campaign 225, Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare
Author: Alexander Turner, , Illustrated by: Peter Dennis
Osprey Publishing | August 2010 | ISBN-10: 1846038456 | 96 Pages | PDF | 11.13 MB
Author: Alexander Turner, , Illustrated by: Peter Dennis
Osprey Publishing | August 2010 | ISBN-10: 1846038456 | 96 Pages | PDF | 11.13 MB
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At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the ‘pillars of fire’ – the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tonnes of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a ‘masterstroke’, the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as ‘missing’. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating artillery barrage, the British took the strategic objective of Messines Ridge within hours. A rare example of innovation and success in the First World War, this book is a fresh and timely examination of a fascinating campaign.
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