9781923514843 (3 resultados)
Editorial: Big Sky Publishing, Newport, NSW, 2026
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Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaGrand Eagle Retail
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EUR 26,00
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. After two years of disaster, a battle that changed everything.In the early hours of 7 June 1917, the quiet beneath Messines Ridge gave way to cataclysm. For months, British and Commonwealth tunnellers had waged a secret war underground, driving deep galleries beneath the German front line. T…heir objective was to break one of the strongest positions on the Western Front and restore momentum to an army stalled by years of costly failure.When nineteen vast mines detonated at dawn, the ridge erupted in fire and earth. Entire defensive systems were obliterated in seconds. Yet the greatest man-made explosion in history was only the opening blow. What followed was a brutal struggle across shattered ground and smoking craters as infantry fought to seize and hold the heights against fierce resistance and relentless counter-attack.For the Anzacs, who comprised one third of the attacking force, Messines proved the ultimate test. After crushing defeat at Gallipoli, Fromelles and Bullecourt, and horrendous casualties at Pozieres and Mouquet Farm, this was their first clear and decisive victory on the Western Front. For the men of the New Zealand Division, it would be their finest hour. For Australias newly formed 3rd Division under Major General John Monash, it was a harsh baptism of fire that would shape the remainder of the war.Drawing on extensive primary sources and international archives, Craig Deayton reconstructs the secret war beneath Messines and the savage fighting above it. He reveals how meticulous planning, engineering audacity and hard-fought infantry action combined to deliver the greatest British victory in three long years of war.Messines did more than take a ridge. It transformed the Anzacs.PraiseMeets all the criteria of good military history clear analysis backed by an international review of primary sources. AIM Book ReviewA comprehensive and thought-provoking account.Deayton brings the hidden war beneath the ridge into sharp focus. A significant and absorbing study. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Editorial: Big Sky Publishing, Newport, NSW, 2026
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Librería: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, AustraliaAussieBookSeller
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EUR 31,19
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. After two years of disaster, a battle that changed everything.In the early hours of 7 June 1917, the quiet beneath Messines Ridge gave way to cataclysm. For months, British and Commonwealth tunnellers had waged a secret war underground, driving deep galleries beneath the German front line. T…heir objective was to break one of the strongest positions on the Western Front and restore momentum to an army stalled by years of costly failure.When nineteen vast mines detonated at dawn, the ridge erupted in fire and earth. Entire defensive systems were obliterated in seconds. Yet the greatest man-made explosion in history was only the opening blow. What followed was a brutal struggle across shattered ground and smoking craters as infantry fought to seize and hold the heights against fierce resistance and relentless counter-attack.For the Anzacs, who comprised one third of the attacking force, Messines proved the ultimate test. After crushing defeat at Gallipoli, Fromelles and Bullecourt, and horrendous casualties at Pozieres and Mouquet Farm, this was their first clear and decisive victory on the Western Front. For the men of the New Zealand Division, it would be their finest hour. For Australias newly formed 3rd Division under Major General John Monash, it was a harsh baptism of fire that would shape the remainder of the war.Drawing on extensive primary sources and international archives, Craig Deayton reconstructs the secret war beneath Messines and the savage fighting above it. He reveals how meticulous planning, engineering audacity and hard-fought infantry action combined to deliver the greatest British victory in three long years of war.Messines did more than take a ridge. It transformed the Anzacs.PraiseMeets all the criteria of good military history clear analysis backed by an international review of primary sources. AIM Book ReviewA comprehensive and thought-provoking account.Deayton brings the hidden war beneath the ridge into sharp focus. A significant and absorbing study. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Editorial: Big Sky Publishing, Newport, NSW, 2026
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Librería: CitiRetail, Stevenage, Reino UnidoCitiRetail
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EUR 27,67
Envío por EUR 43,24Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de AmericaCantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. After two years of disaster, a battle that changed everything.In the early hours of 7 June 1917, the quiet beneath Messines Ridge gave way to cataclysm. For months, British and Commonwealth tunnellers had waged a secret war underground, driving deep galleries beneath the German front line. T…heir objective was to break one of the strongest positions on the Western Front and restore momentum to an army stalled by years of costly failure.When nineteen vast mines detonated at dawn, the ridge erupted in fire and earth. Entire defensive systems were obliterated in seconds. Yet the greatest man-made explosion in history was only the opening blow. What followed was a brutal struggle across shattered ground and smoking craters as infantry fought to seize and hold the heights against fierce resistance and relentless counter-attack.For the Anzacs, who comprised one third of the attacking force, Messines proved the ultimate test. After crushing defeat at Gallipoli, Fromelles and Bullecourt, and horrendous casualties at Pozieres and Mouquet Farm, this was their first clear and decisive victory on the Western Front. For the men of the New Zealand Division, it would be their finest hour. For Australias newly formed 3rd Division under Major General John Monash, it was a harsh baptism of fire that would shape the remainder of the war.Drawing on extensive primary sources and international archives, Craig Deayton reconstructs the secret war beneath Messines and the savage fighting above it. He reveals how meticulous planning, engineering audacity and hard-fought infantry action combined to deliver the greatest British victory in three long years of war.Messines did more than take a ridge. It transformed the Anzacs.PraiseMeets all the criteria of good military history clear analysis backed by an international review of primary sources. AIM Book ReviewA comprehensive and thought-provoking account.Deayton brings the hidden war beneath the ridge into sharp focus. A significant and absorbing study. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
