The battle of the Selle : Fourth Army operations on the western front in the Hundred Days, 9-24 October 1918
Hodgkinson, Peter E., 1953-2017
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This text considers a relatively unknown series of actions of the victorious Hundred Days of 1918: the operations at the River Selle. Between 9-24 October, the British Fourth Army drove elements of two German armies back from the Hindenburg support line in the 'Pursuit to the Selle' (9-11 October); prepared and fought the set-piece Battle of the Selle (17-18 October); and then drove in the flank of the German Second Army towards the Sambre-Oise Canal (23-24 October). Contrary to expectations, the enemy resistance on 17 October (as Fourth Army crossed the river) was strong and effective, which contradicts the idea that the German Army was an entirely spent force at this late point in the conflict.
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Author:
Hodgkinson, Peter E., 1953-, author
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Solihull, West Midlands : Helion & Company Limited, 2017.
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376 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.
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ISBN:
9781911512639 (hbk. :)
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English
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BRN:
2507879
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