Stephen Bull British Infantryman vs German Infantryman (Paperback) Combat

Description: Further DetailsTitle: British Infantryman vs German InfantrymanCondition: NewEAN: 9781782009146ISBN: 9781782009146Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/20/2014Language: EnglishItem Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmItem Width: 8mmItem Weight: 265gAuthor: Stephen BullIllustrator: Peter DennisContributor: Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)Subtitle: Somme 1916ISBN-10: 1782009140Description: The mighty struggle for the Somme sector of the Western Front in the second half of 1916 has come to be remembered for the dreadful toll of casualties inflicted on Britain’s ‘New Armies’ by the German defenders on the first day of the offensive, 1 July.The battle continued, however, throughout the autumn and only came to a close in the bitter cold of mid-November. The British plan relied on the power of artillery to suppress and destroy the German defences; the infantry were tasked with taking and holding the German trenches, but minimal resistance was anticipated. Both sides incurred major losses, however; German doctrine emphasised that the first line had to be held or retaken at all costs, a rigid defensive policy that led to very high casualties as the Germans threw survivors into ad hoc, piecemeal counterattacks all along the line. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and based on meticulous reassessment of the sources, this engaging study pits the volunteers of Kitchener’s ‘New Armies’ against the German veterans who defended the Somme sector in the bloody battles of July–November 1916.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: CombatGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Military History, HistoryRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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