Trial by Gas : The British Army at the Second Battle of Ypres by George H. Cassar (2014, Hardcover)

Potomac Books, Incorporated

1612346901

9781612346908

201570116

Trial by Gas : the British Army at the Second Battle of Ypres

George H. Cassar

Hardcover

English

Military / World War I, Europe / Great Britain / General, Physics / General

2014

Science, History

344 Pages

9.3in

1in

6.3in

22.9 Oz

D542.Y7c374 2014

"This is a very good account of one of the most desperate fights of the Great War."--A.A. Nofi, Strategy Page, "All serious students and scholars of World War I as well as anyone interested in the tactics of infantry combat should read Trial by Gas ."--James Campbell, Michigan War Studies Review

List of Illustrations List of Maps Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Ypres, the Salient and the Defending V Corps Divisions 2. Weapon of Horror 3. The Withdrawal and Close of the Battle of St. Julien, 1-4 May 4. Interlude, 4-7 May 5. The Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, 8 May 6. The Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, 9-12 May 7. The Battle of Frezenberg Ridge, 13 May 8. The Battle of Bellewaarde Ridge, 24-25 May Retrospect Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

2014

Trade

2014-027490

940.4/24

23

Yes