The Battles Of French Flanders
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The Battles Of French Flanders
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Author : Jon Cooksey
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
The Battles Of French Flanders written by Jon Cooksey and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
The battles fought by the British army in 1915, in the second year of the First World War, are less well known than those fought immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914 and those that followed in 1916 which culminated in the Battle of the Somme. But the fighting at Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Neuve Chapelle and Loos was just as severe as was the 1916 battle at Fromelles and the battlefields are just as interesting to explore today. This volume in the Battle Lines series is the perfect guide to them.Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They describe what happened, where it happened and why and who was involved, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see. Their highly illustrated guidebook is essential reading for visitors who wish to enhance their understanding of warfare on the Western Front.
The Battle For France Flanders
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Author : Brian Bond
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2001-10-25
The Battle For France Flanders written by Brian Bond and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-25 with History categories.
The Fall of France in 1940 has been well chronicled but numerous misconceptions remain.This fascinating and thought-provoking collection of essays on wide-ranging issues covering the politics and fighting on land, sea and in the air will be greatly welcomed by academics and military history enthusiasts.Topics covered include the preparations of the BEF, the failure of allied counter attacks, the air war, the Royal Navys's role in the campaign, the influence of the Battle on British military doctrine and the repercussions from the British, French and German angles.
The Battles In Flanders
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Author : Edmund Dane
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-03-10
The Battles In Flanders written by Edmund Dane and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-10 with categories.
By late September 1914, as the German Armies and Allied French and British Armies attempted to outflank one another during the series of battles known as "The Race to the Sea," the fighting of the First World War arrived in French Flanders and Artois. In 1914-1915 the Front Line trenches ran from the east and north of Arras, up over the high ground of the ridge at Notre Dame de Lorette, down onto the plain of Douai, through the mining area around Lens and across the flat, fertile plain to Armentieres and the Belgian border. By the end of 1915 the French had pushed the Germans off the ridge of Notre Dame de Lorette, and the Front Lines was established a little further east on the ridge at Vimy. Major, large-scale battles were fought in this region in each year of the war except for 1916, when particular actions were fought, such as at Fromelles. The toll of casualties on all sides in this sector of the Western Front was very high. This area is the location of a number of military cemeteries and national memorials dedicated to thousands of military losses."
The Battle Of The Golden Spurs Courtrai 11 July 1302
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Author : J. F. Verbruggen
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2002
The Battle Of The Golden Spurs Courtrai 11 July 1302 written by J. F. Verbruggen and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Flemish townspeople defeat the cream of French nobility, and explode the myth of knightly invincibility for ever. Discussion of bias in sources and difficulties of interpretation preface careful account of what actually happened during the three-hour battle. On 11 July 1302, below the town walls of Courtrai, the most splendid army of knights in Christendom, the flower of the French nobility, was utterly defeated by Flemish rebels, common workers and peasants. The French knights, products of a lifetime's training, were ably led; but so too were the Courtrai townspeople, in addition to being well-armed, and their victory, despite their lack of military skills (and golden spurs), put an end to the enduring myth of the invincibility of the knight. A French explanation of the terrible defeat was immediately given, intended to save the honour and pride of the French nobility; in Flanders the victory was glorified as a just reward for the bravery of the townsmen and the competence of their commanders. Unfortunately there were no impartial witnesses. Any account of the battle must therefore pay careful attention to the personalities of the chroniclers, their nationality, and their political and social leanings, as well as their personal sympathies. Verbruggen's study is prefaced by discussion of the problems of reconstruction and extensive consideration of the sources, showing the difficultiesfaced by medieval military historians in attempts to interpret them. He then offers his own account of the events of that dramatic day, a case study in the reconstruction of events in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages.J.F. VERBRUGGEN lectured at the Royal Military School in Brussels, and then taught in Africa, retiring as Professor of History, University of Congo, and University of Bujumbura (Burundi). He is also the author of The Art ofWarfare in Western Europe. Originally published in Dutch in 1954, translated and updated.
The Golden Spurs Of Kortrijk
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Author : Randall Fegley
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-06-28
The Golden Spurs Of Kortrijk written by Randall Fegley and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-28 with History categories.
The Franco-Flemish region of medieval Flanders was a locus of important trade routes in the 13th and 14th centuries. Located in a prime position between the Holy Roman Empire and the North Sea (present-day northern Belgium), the urban centers of the region were surpassed in population only by the city-states of central and northern Italy. This positioning afforded the Flemish citizens of the region great prosperity and they formed guilds to protect their rights, regulate their working hours and standardize their wages. These guilds produced a cohesive unit of people eager to retain the rights they had gained. In 1302, French cavalry faced the determined Flemish soldiers on foot at Kortrijk (Courtrai). This book analyzes the battle that ensued, its origins, consequences and legacy. It also examines the everyday lives of the inhabitants of Flanders; urban dwellers, knights, nobles, women and others. This is the first major English-language study of the historic 14th century battle between the French and the Flemish, a conflict whose repercussions linger in modern Belgium. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The Battles Of French Flanders
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Author : Jon Cookset
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-04-30
The Battles Of French Flanders written by Jon Cookset and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
The battles fought by the British army in 1915, in the second year of the First World War, are less well known than those fought immediately after the outbreak of war in 1914 and those that followed in 1916 which culminated in the Battle of the Somme. But the fighting at Aubers Ridge, Festubert, Neuve Chapelle and Loos was just as severe as was the 1916 battle at Fromelles and the battlefields are just as interesting to explore today. This volume in the Battle Lines series is the perfect guide to them.?Expert guides Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland take visitors over a series of routes that can be walked, biked or driven, explaining the fighting that occurred at each place in vivid detail. They describe what happened, where it happened and why and who was involved, and point out the sights that remain for the visitor to see. Their highly illustrated guidebook is essential reading for visitors who wish to enhance their understanding of warfare on the Western Front.
The War In France And Flanders
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Author : Lionel Frederic Ellis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-08
The War In France And Flanders written by Lionel Frederic Ellis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Battles In Flanders From Ypres To Neuve Chapelle Classic Reprint
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Author : Edmund Dane
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2019-02-13
The Battles In Flanders From Ypres To Neuve Chapelle Classic Reprint written by Edmund Dane and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-13 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Battles in Flanders, From Ypres to Neuve Chapelle Ever since the middle of November last there has been on the West front in the present war what many have called and considered a deadlock. In the account which follows of that part of the campaign represented by the battles in Flanders the true character of the great and brilliant military scheme by means of which, and against apparently impossible odds, the Allied com manders succeeded in reducing the main fighting forces of Germany to impotence, and in defeating the purposes of the invasion, will, I hope, become clear. The success or failure of that scheme depended upon the issue of the Battle of Ypres. Not only was that great battle the most pro longed, furious, and destructive clash of arms yet known, but upon it also, for reasons which in fact disclose the real history of this struggle, hung the issue of the War as a whole. N o accident merely of a despot's desires caused the fury and the terror of Ypres. It was the big bid of Prussian Militarism for supremacy. Equally in the ter rible and ghastly defeat it there sustained Prus sian Militarism faced its doom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Battles In Flanders From Ypres To Neuve Chapelle
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Author : Dane Edmund
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-23
The Battles In Flanders From Ypres To Neuve Chapelle written by Dane Edmund and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-23 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Germans In Flanders 1917 1918
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Author : David Bilton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-06-05
The Germans In Flanders 1917 1918 written by David Bilton and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-05 with History categories.
The third volume covers the battles in Flanders against the Belgians, French and British over a twenty-three month period. Written using primary and secondary sources, it covers all the engagements. The major part of the book covers the FlandernSchlacht?of July to November 1917; a battle viewed by the Germans as harder fought and more costly than the Somme, Arras and Verdun. Each phase and aspect of the period is detailed from the German point of view.??The book is arranged in four sections: detailed and informative text; some 250 photos (that are interspersed into the text with captions); a chronological order of events in Flanders and a section on the German divisions that fought there. Where relevant material from the German home front is included and the illustrations, many of which have not been published before, also show how the towns and villages of the area have changed.