Overview
The battle for Ypres in October and November 1914 represented the last opportunity for open, mobile warfare on the Western Front. In the first study of First Ypres for almost 40 years, Ian Beckett draws on a wide range of sources never previously used to reappraise the conduct of the battle, its significance and its legacy.
Full Product Details
Author: Ian Beckett (University of Luton, UK)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.360kg
ISBN: 9781405836203
ISBN 10: 1405836202
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 July 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'Thorough and scholarly' Professor Sir Michael Howard in Times Literary Supplement A first rate work by one of the leading specialists on the First World War' Professor Jeremy Black in History 'Should become the standard scholarly account of First Ypres' Dr Nik Gardner in Journal of Military History 'A valuable addition to the growing library of scholarly studies of the British Army's experience on the Western Front' Professor Peter Simkins in English Historical Review 'The scholarship of the work is massively apparent on every page' Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Newsletter 'Gripping, pulse-quickening detail' Worcester Evening News
'Thorough and scholarly' Professor Sir Michael Howard in Times Literary Supplement A first rate work by one of the leading specialists on the First World War' Professor Jeremy Black in History 'Should become the standard scholarly account of First Ypres' Dr Nik Gardner in Journal of Military History 'A valuable addition to the growing library of scholarly studies of the British Army's experience on the Western Front' Professor Peter Simkins in English Historical Review 'The scholarship of the work is massively apparent on every page' Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Newsletter 'Gripping, pulse-quickening detail' Worcester Evening News
'Thorough and scholarly' Professor Sir Michael Howard in Times Literary Supplement A first rate work by one of the leading specialists on the First World War' Professor Jeremy Black in History 'Should become the standard scholarly account of First Ypres' Dr Nik Gardner in Journal of Military History 'A valuable addition to the growing library of scholarly studies of the British Army's experience on the Western Front' Professor Peter Simkins in English Historical Review 'The scholarship of the work is massively apparent on every page' Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Newsletter 'Gripping, pulse-quickening detail' Worcester Evening News
Author Information
Professor Ian F W Beckett is an internationally known and widely published specialist on the British army and the First World War who has taught at both British and American universities.
