Stalemate! Pb: Great Trench Warfare Battles of 1915-17

by JHJohnson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $3.28

  Millions of lives lost, and little gained: the British suffered over sixty percent of their World War I casualties during these campaigns without achieving their objective-destruction of the German front. Find out why these trench battles failed so miserably, and why both Britain and France could not cope with this manner of warfare. Relive these conflicts through vivid descriptions and illustrations drawn from contemporary accounts for accuracy and color. 224 pages, 20 b/w illus., 6 1/4 x 9 1/4.

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  Hardcover
  1995

  $3.28

  This analysis examines the static conflict that took place in the trenches on the Western Front during World War I. The text considers the reasons behind the stand-off conditions which led to such a stalemate and describes the commanders involved, their decisions and their reasoning.