The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Western Front The Hundred Days
RCC7778
The Battle of Amiens 1918 and Operations 8th August - 3rd September 1918. The Turn of the Tide on the Western Front
by A. Kearsey
ISBN
1845740971
Purchase Price
£7.50 (new)
Date Purchased
March 18, 2019
Publisher
The Naval & Military Press (2019, Uckfield, East Sussex)
Notes
This book was originally published by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, in 1950. It is not a simple account of the battle: it does describe operations from 8th August 1918. the start of the Battle of Amiens and of course The Hundred Days, to 3rd September, the end of the subsidiary Battle of The Scarpe. The first two chapters cover an appreciation of the situation on 1st August 1918, and then the events leading up to the Battle itself. But what sets this modest book (only just over 80 pages) apart is that it is a military reference book written for advanced students, say at Military Colleges or the Staff College. Following the description of the battle, there are 12 questions set, then "General Notes for Solution of Questions", then finally the "Solutions to Questions" Therefore, the student of -here, specifically, the Hundred Days - gets just about as many bucks for his/her bang as is possible.
1845740971
Purchase Price
£7.50 (new)
Date Purchased
March 18, 2019
Publisher
The Naval & Military Press (2019, Uckfield, East Sussex)
Notes
This book was originally published by Gale & Polden, Aldershot, in 1950. It is not a simple account of the battle: it does describe operations from 8th August 1918. the start of the Battle of Amiens and of course The Hundred Days, to 3rd September, the end of the subsidiary Battle of The Scarpe. The first two chapters cover an appreciation of the situation on 1st August 1918, and then the events leading up to the Battle itself. But what sets this modest book (only just over 80 pages) apart is that it is a military reference book written for advanced students, say at Military Colleges or the Staff College. Following the description of the battle, there are 12 questions set, then "General Notes for Solution of Questions", then finally the "Solutions to Questions" Therefore, the student of -here, specifically, the Hundred Days - gets just about as many bucks for his/her bang as is possible.
