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Author McWilliams, James L

Title Amiens : dawn of victory / James McWilliams and R. James Steel
Published Toronto : Dundurn Press, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations, maps
Summary It was the decisive battle of World War I. German commander Erich Ludendorff called it "the black day of the German army." Many authors have stated that it was the beginning of the end of the great conflict. And yet, until now, no book has been published on the climactic battle at Amiens. Amiens was one of the first "modern" battles, and certainly the first attempted by the Allies. Employing the troops of five nations (including Canada) and utilizing secrecy, deception, and combined operations, the Allies won the first of a string of victories culminating in the Armistice one hundred days later. Amiens: Dawn of Victory is the first book to study the historic battle in minute detail. Using eyewitness accounts from dozens of survivors, plus many accounts, both published and unpublished, by the participants, the authors take us into the trenches, the tanks, and the cockpits
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-306) and index
Notes English
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Subject Amiens, Battle of, Amiens, France, 1918.
HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Veldslagen.
France -- Amiens
Amiens -- Schlacht (1918)
Form Electronic book
Author Steel, R. James
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