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Walking Verdun

A Guide to the Battlefield

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
A WWI historian and Verdun battleground guide shares her knowledge and expertise in this series ten of walking tours.On February 21st, 1916, the German Fifth Army launched a devastating offensive against French forces at Verdun and set in motion one of the most harrowing and prolonged battles of the Great War. By the time the struggle finished ten months later, over 650,000 men were left killed, ... Read more

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A WWI historian and Verdun battleground guide shares her knowledge and expertise in this series ten of walking tours.On February 21st, 1916, the German Fifth Army launched a devastating offensive against French forces at Verdun and set in motion one of the most harrowing and prolonged battles of the Great War. By the time the struggle finished ten months later, over 650,000 men were left killed,
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Verdun

The Left Bank

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
A Battle of Verdun specialist explores the lesser-known events of the left bank in this illustrated WWI history and battlefield guide.This fascinating study explores the background of the battle and casts light on the first three critical months of fighting there. It also explains fateful decision to change the original German offensive plan, extending the action to the Left Bank of the River ... Read more

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A Battle of Verdun specialist explores the lesser-known events of the left bank in this illustrated WWI history and battlefield guide.This fascinating study explores the background of the battle and casts light on the first three critical months of fighting there. It also explains fateful decision to change the original German offensive plan, extending the action to the Left Bank of the River
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Verdun 1914

The Opening Moves

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
“If you are just interested in the history behind the 1914 battles you cannot go wrong with getting this book, even if you never plan on visiting. The incredible amount of maps and pictures of the area alone will help you to understand the fighting that raged here.” – A Wargamers Needful ThingsThis is the eighth in Christina Holstein’s masterly series of Battleground books on the Verdun area ... Read more

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“If you are just interested in the history behind the 1914 battles you cannot go wrong with getting this book, even if you never plan on visiting. The incredible amount of maps and pictures of the area alone will help you to understand the fighting that raged here.” – A Wargamers Needful ThingsThis is the eighth in Christina Holstein’s masterly series of Battleground books on the Verdun area
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Verdun 1917

The French Hit Back

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
A tour of the historic French battlefield that goes beyond the usual dates and places, and reveals the full story of the fighting after the fighting.Despite the popular view, the French army did not cease offensive operations after the disastrous Nivelle Offensive of spring 1917 and the subsequent mutinies. Nor did the fighting at Verdun come to an end in 1916.The successful French ... Read more

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A tour of the historic French battlefield that goes beyond the usual dates and places, and reveals the full story of the fighting after the fighting.Despite the popular view, the French army did not cease offensive operations after the disastrous Nivelle Offensive of spring 1917 and the subsequent mutinies. Nor did the fighting at Verdun come to an end in 1916.The successful French
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Walking In the Footsteps of the Fallen

Verdun 1916

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this guide to the WWI battlefield of Verdun offers a deeper understanding of its history and its monuments.A visit to the battlefield of Verdun is usually dominated by the forts of Douaumont and Vaux, the museum at Fleury and the striking Ossuary. Although this gives a flavor of the horrific fighting that took place in the area during the Great War, the ... Read more

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Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this guide to the WWI battlefield of Verdun offers a deeper understanding of its history and its monuments.A visit to the battlefield of Verdun is usually dominated by the forts of Douaumont and Vaux, the museum at Fleury and the striking Ossuary. Although this gives a flavor of the horrific fighting that took place in the area during the Great War, the
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Fort Douaumont

Revised Edition

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
A WWI guide "rich in personal experiences from French and German sources . . . a vivid, yet sometimes ghastly, account of the fighting for the fort" ( Burton Mail ).The Battle of Verdun, which lasted from 21 February to 15 December 1916, was a turning point in the First World War, and Fort Douaumont was at the heart of it. In 1914 the fort was the strongest and most modern of the fortifications ... Read more

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A WWI guide "rich in personal experiences from French and German sources . . . a vivid, yet sometimes ghastly, account of the fighting for the fort" ( Burton Mail ).The Battle of Verdun, which lasted from 21 February to 15 December 1916, was a turning point in the First World War, and Fort Douaumont was at the heart of it. In 1914 the fort was the strongest and most modern of the fortifications
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Fort Vaux

by Christina Holstein ...

Series series Battleground Verdun
The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun—it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the forts commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and ... Read more

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The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun—it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the forts commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and
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Battlefields

Exploring the Arenas of War, 1805-1945

by Michael Rayner, Michael Marix Evans, Christina Holstein, Dr. Christopher Pugsley, Anthony Hall, David Rattray, Colonel John Hughes-Wilson, Major Jason Musteen, Major Joshua Moon, Michael Hannon, Professor Bill Nasson, Christopher L. Scott ...

Battlefields is a salute to the skill and bravery demonstrated on 22 of the world's most famous battlegrounds, offering exciting accounts of key phases in the battles that focus on the influence and usage of the terrain. It is illustrated with historic photographs and extremely detailed mapping showing the positions and movements of the fighting forces. For six of the most impressive battles, the ... Read more

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Battlefields is a salute to the skill and bravery demonstrated on 22 of the world's most famous battlegrounds, offering exciting accounts of key phases in the battles that focus on the influence and usage of the terrain. It is illustrated with historic photographs and extremely detailed mapping showing the positions and movements of the fighting forces. For six of the most impressive battles, the
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The Battle for Vimy Ridge, 1917

by Nigel Cave, Jack Sheldon ...

In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras. Historically, the capture of Vimy Ridge was an event far more significant than its undoubted ... Read more

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In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras. Historically, the capture of Vimy Ridge was an event far more significant than its undoubted
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Waterloo Battlefield Guide

by David Buttery ...

Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports, which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion. However, unbeknown to virtually anyone in the English-speaking world interested in the more human aspects of these 'foreign' troops fighting ... Read more

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Much of the material available to readers in the English language interested in the exploits of the troops of Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau is in the form of dry official reports, which stick to the basic facts and avoid all sentimentality and emotion. However, unbeknown to virtually anyone in the English-speaking world interested in the more human aspects of these 'foreign' troops fighting
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The Cruel Victory

The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944

by Paddy Ashdown ...

From the bestselling and prize-winning author of ‘A Brilliant Little Operation’ comes the long neglected D-Day story of the largest action by the French Resistance during WWII, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.In early 1941, three separate groups of plotters – one military, one political, one intellectual – began to organise and plan on and around the ... Read more

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From the bestselling and prize-winning author of ‘A Brilliant Little Operation’ comes the long neglected D-Day story of the largest action by the French Resistance during WWII, published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings.In early 1941, three separate groups of plotters – one military, one political, one intellectual – began to organise and plan on and around the
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A Guide to the Beaches and Battlefields of Normandy

by David Evans ...

A Guide to the Beaches and Battlefields of Normandy provides an accessible background to the momentous events of 6 June 1944 as well as a complete guide to each and every town, village, beach, battery and cemetery that figured in the battle. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of detail that charts the heroism, poignancy and tragedy of events that were to alter the course of history. With ... Read more

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A Guide to the Beaches and Battlefields of Normandy provides an accessible background to the momentous events of 6 June 1944 as well as a complete guide to each and every town, village, beach, battery and cemetery that figured in the battle. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of detail that charts the heroism, poignancy and tragedy of events that were to alter the course of history. With
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