Fort Vaux

Verdun

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I
Cover of the book Fort Vaux by Christina Holstein, Pen and Sword
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christina Holstein ISBN: 9781783032358
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: May 19, 2012
Imprint: Pen and Sword Language: English
Author: Christina Holstein
ISBN: 9781783032358
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: May 19, 2012
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Language: English

The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort’s commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. But what really happened inside the besieged fort during the German attacks, and how can visitors to the Verdun battlefield get an insight into the extraordinary events that took place there almost a century ago? In this precise, accessible account, Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, reconstructs the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail. Readers get a vivid sense of the sequence of events, of the intense experience of the defenders and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun - it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the fort’s commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. But what really happened inside the besieged fort during the German attacks, and how can visitors to the Verdun battlefield get an insight into the extraordinary events that took place there almost a century ago? In this precise, accessible account, Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, reconstructs the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail. Readers get a vivid sense of the sequence of events, of the intense experience of the defenders and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive.

More books from Pen and Sword

Cover of the book Railway of Hell by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book History of British European Airways by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Impossible Victories by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Passchendaele by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Burma Railway Man by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Tracing Your Ancestors through Death Records by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Airmen Behind the Medals by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Barking, Dagenham & Chadwell Heath by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book The Affair at Néry: 1 September 1914 by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Cherbourg by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Wargaming by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Armies of the Hellenistic States 323 BC - AD 30 by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Train Doctor by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book Visiting the Somme & Ypres Battlefields Made Easy by Christina Holstein
Cover of the book With 6th Airborne Division in Palestine 1945-1948 by Christina Holstein
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy