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The Cambrai Campaign 1917 Andrew Rawson

The Cambrai Campaign 1917 By Andrew Rawson

The Cambrai Campaign 1917 by Andrew Rawson


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An in depth account of Third Army s attack against the Hindenburg Line in November 1917.

The Cambrai Campaign 1917 Summary

The Cambrai Campaign 1917 by Andrew Rawson

_Cambrai Campaign 1917_ is an account of the British Expeditionary Force s battles in November and December of 1917\\. It starts with the plan to carry out a tank raid on the Hindenburg Line at Cambrai. The raid grew into a full scale attack and Third Army would rely on a different style of attack. The preliminary bombardment would be done away with and the troops would assemble in secret. Predicted fire had reached such a level of accuracy that 1,000 guns could hit targets without registration. Meanwhile, over 375 tanks would lead the infantry through the Hindenburg Line, ripping holes in the wire and suppressing the enemy. The study of the German counter-attack ten days later, illustrates the different tactics they used and the British experience on the defensive. Each stage of the battle is given equal treatment, with detailed insights into the most talked about side of the campaign, the British side. It explains how far the Tank Corps had come in changing the face of trench warfare. Over forty new maps chart the day by day progress of each corps on each day. Together the narrative and the maps provide an insight into the British Army s experience during this important campaign. The men who made a difference are mentioned; those who led the advances, those who stopped the counter-attacks and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross. Discover the Cambrai campaign and learn how the British Army s brave soldiers fought and died fighting to achieve their objectives.

About Andrew Rawson

ANDREW RAWSON is a freelance writer who has written over thirty books on many conflicts. He has written eight books for Pen and Sword s Battleground Europe series and three reference books for The History Press Handbook series. He has edited Eyes Only: The Top Secret Correspondence between Marshall and Eisenhower and Organizing Victory: The War Conferences 1941 1945\\. This is his sixth book in a series on the British Army s battles on the Western Front in World War I. He has a master s history degree with Birmingham University.

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NGR9781526714374
9781526714374
152671437X
The Cambrai Campaign 1917 by Andrew Rawson
New
Hardback
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
20171122
189
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