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Tanks on the Somme: from Morval to Beaumont Hamel
From Morval to Beaumont Hamel
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Artikel-Nr:
9781848842533
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
20.11.2010
Seiten:
160
Autor:
Trevor Pidgeon
Gewicht:
512 g
Format:
236x160x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
After a career in the diplomatic service Trevor Pidgeon devoted much of his time to pioneering research into the Great War, in particular into the development of tanks and the operations of the first tanks on the Western Front. His work lead to several books that were milestones in the field, including his classic study Tanks at Flers: An Account of the First Use of Tanks in War at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, the Somme, 15 September 1916. Trevor Pidgeon sadly died in 2008 and his last book, Tanks on the Somme, was completed by his friend Dr Graham Keech.
In this, his last work which was completed shortly before he died, Trevor Pidgeon reconstructs the tank actions that took place between late September and November on the Somme. His account gives insight into the experiences of the tank crews, as they maneuvered their crude, vulnerable and unreliable machines towards the enemy.