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Capturing Hill 70 - Canada's Forgotten Battle of the First World War (Paperback) Loot Price: R563
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Capturing Hill 70 - Canada's Forgotten Battle of the First World War (Paperback): Douglas E. Delaney, Serge Marc Durflinger

Capturing Hill 70 - Canada's Forgotten Battle of the First World War (Paperback)

Douglas E. Delaney, Serge Marc Durflinger

Series: Studies in Canadian Military History

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In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, vital terrain just north of the French town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and in three harrowing days defeated twenty-one German counterattacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet few Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to capture Lens, which resulted in nearly 3,300 more casualties. Capturing Hill 70 marks the centenary of this triumph by dissecting different facets of the battle, from planning and conducting operations to long-term repercussions and commemoration. It reinstates Hill 70 to its rightful place among the pantheon of battles that forged the reputation of the famed Canadian Corps during the First World War.

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Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin: Canada
Series: Studies in Canadian Military History
Release date: October 2019
First published: 2016
Editors: Douglas E. Delaney • Serge Marc Durflinger
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 978-0-7748-3360-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
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LSN: 0-7748-3360-2
Barcode: 9780774833608

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