Description: VimyPen and Sword Military ClassicsPierre BertonOn Easter Monday 1917 with a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France seized and held the best defended German bastion on the Western Front - the muddy scarp of Vimy Ridge. The British had failed to take the ridge, and so had the French who had lost 150,000 men in the attempt. Yet these magnificent colonial troops did so in a morning at the cost of 10,000 casualtiesThe author recounts this remarkable feat of arm with bold pace and style. He has gathered many personal accounts from Soldiers who fought at Vimy. He describes the commanders and the men, the organization and the training, and above all notes the thorough preparation for the attack from which the British General Staff could have learned much. The action is placed within the context both of the Battle of Arras, of which this attack was part, and as a milestone in the development of Canada as a nation. Paperback : 336 pages ISBN-10 : 9780850529883 ISBN-13 : 9780850529883 Product Dimensions : 4.75 x 0.75 x 8 inches Publisher : Pen and Sword Military Classics (June 15, 2008) Language : English
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Title: Vimy
Subjects: History & Military
Book Title: Vimy
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited
Topic: Military / World War II, Military / World War I
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Pierre Berton
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
