Book, Richard Holmes, The Western front, 1999

Physical description

index, ill, maps, p.224.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

The Western Front in World War I was the scene of devastating trench warfare and astonishing human loss: nearly 750,000 soldiers perished in the battles fought in France and Belgium from 1914 to 1918. In The Western Front, renowned historian Richard Holmes traces the path those soldiers took, and presents the political, military, and human dilemmas of a bitter and bloody war.

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