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Vimy Ridge 1917

Vimy Ridge 1917

Byng’s Canadians Triumph at Arras

Campaign 151
  • Author: Alexander Turner
  • Illustrator: Peter Dennis
  • Short code: CAM 151
  • Publication Date: 8 May 2005
  • ISBN: 9781841768717
  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 96
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About this Product

Vimy Ridge was one of the most important geographic features on the entire Western Front in World War I. In early 1917 it was considered practically impregnable, but on 9 April the Canadian Army Corps, under the command of the British Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng, assaulted it as part of the Arras offensive. In one of the most spectacular operational attacks of the war, they seized almost the entire ridge in a single day. This book describes how the innovative efforts that went into every aspect of the preparation for this attack ensured that the Canadian and British troops achieved unprecedented success.

Biographical Note

Alexander Turner is a serving British Army officer in the Irish Guards. His operational experience includes Northern Ireland, Kosovo, the Iraq War of 2003 and service as a United Nations Military Observer. He has a BA in War Studies from King's College, London, and led a battalion battlefield tour to Vimy Ridge in 2002.Peter Dennis was born in 1950 and, having been inspired by contemporary magazines such as 'Look and Learn', studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. He has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects. He is a keen wargamer and modelmaker.

Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Opposing plans
The capture of Vimy Ridge
Aftermath
The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

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