Messines Ridge
Ypres
Published on 31. December 1990
142 pages
978-1-78383-704-5 (ISBN)
Description
The battle for the possession of the villages of Messines Ridge, Messines, Wytchaete, St. Eloi, took place in 1914-17, and the final battle for Messines in 1918. The 1917 Battle of Messines was preceded by 19 giant mine explosions and was the biggest military mining effort in history. This book gives comprehensive details of what happened where and when, together with what can be seen today, including maps of all the remnants and sites.
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Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction by Series Editor
- Author's Introduction
- Chapter 1 1914 Pushed off the Hill
- Chapter 2 1915 Trench Stalemate
- Chapter 3 1916 Mining at The Mound
- Chapter 4 1917 Plumer's Preparations
- Chapter 5 1917 Magnum Opus
- Chapter 6 1917 The Battle Continues
- Chapter 7 1918 Retreat and Advance
- Chapter 8 Messines Ridge Today
- Further Reading
- Selective Index
