Cheerful Sacrifice tells the story of the spring offensive of April
- May 1917, otherwise known as the Battle of Arras. Probably
because the noise had hardly died down before it started up again
with the explosions at Messines, shortly to be followed by the even
more horrible Third Ypres - remembered as Passchendaele - the
Battle of Arras has not received the attention it deserves. Yet, as
the author points out, on the basis of the daily casualty rate it
was the most lethal and costly British offensive battle of the
First World War. In the thirty-nine days that the battle lasted the
average casualty rate was far higher than at either the Somme or
Passchendaele.
Jonathan Nicholls, in this his first book, gives the Battle of
Arras its proper place in the annals of military history, enhancing
his text with a wealth of eye-witness accounts. One is left in no
doubt that the survivor who described it as 'the most savage
infantry battle of the war', did not exaggerate. Nor can there be
much doubt that the author is destined to rise high in the
firmament of military historians.
General
Imprint: |
Leo Cooper
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2005 |
First published: |
February 2006 |
Authors: |
Jonathan Nicholls
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
254 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84415-326-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-84415-326-6 |
Barcode: |
9781844153268 |
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