At any price : the Anzacs in the Battle of Messines 1917
Deayton, Craig2017
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Click and Collect for At any price : the Anzacs in the Battle of Messines 1917The enemy must not get the Messines Ridge at any price . So read the orders to German troops defending the vital high ground south of Ypres. On 7 June 1917, the British Second Army launched its attack with an opening like no other. In the largest secret operation of the First World War, British and Commonwealth mining companies placed over a million pounds of explosive beneath the German front-line positions in 19 giant mines which erupted like a volcano. This was just the beginning. By the end of that brilliant summer's day, one of the strongest positions on the Western Front had fallen in the greatest British victory in three long years of war. For the Anzacs, who comprised one third of the triumphant Second Army, it was their most significant achievement to that point; for the men of the New Zealand Division, it would be their finest hour.
Main title:
At any price : the Anzacs in the Battle of Messines 1917 / Craig Deayton.
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Imprint:
Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2017.
Collation:
335 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-322) and index.
ISBN:
9781925520514
Dewey class:
940.431
Language:
English
Subject:
Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army CorpsAustralia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps -- HistoryMessines, Battle of, Belgium, 1917World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- BelgiumWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, AustralianSoldiers -- AustraliaAustralia -- Armed Forces -- Belgium
BRN:
305224
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.431 DEA | Available |
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