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Capturing Hill 70 : Canada's forgotten battle of the First World War / edited by Douglas E. Delaney and Serge Marc Durflinger.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2016]
©2016
Description
xii, 292 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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D547.C2 C378 2016
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Subject(s)
Hill 70, Battle of, France, 1917
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Lens, Battle of, Lens, France, 1917
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World War, 1914-1918
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Regimental histories
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Canada
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World War, 1914-1918
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Campaigns
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France
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Canada Canadian Army Canadian Corps
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History
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Author
Durflinger, Serge Marc, 1961-
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Delaney, Douglas E. (Douglas Edward), 1964-
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Editor
Durflinger, Serge Marc, 1961-
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Delaney, Douglas E. (Douglas Edward), 1964-
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Series
Studies in Canadian military history
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Gardner, Nikolas, 1970-
Higher command.
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Summary note
"In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, vital terrain just north of the French town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and in three harrowing days defeated twenty-one German counterattacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet few Canadians have heard of it. Capturing Hill 70 marks the centenary of this triumph by dissecting different facets of the battle, from planning and conducting operations to long-term repercussions and commemoration. It reinstates Hill 70 to its rightful place among the pantheon of battles that forged the reputation of the famed Canadian Corps during the First World War."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-271) and index.
Contents
Introduction / Douglas E. Delaney
Higher command : First Army and the Canadian Corps / Nikolas Gardner
The Corps nervous system in action: commanders, staffs, and battle procedure / Douglas E. Delaney
The best laid plans : Sir Arthur Currie's first operations as Corps commander / Mark Osborne Humphries
The fire plan : gas, guns, machine guns, and mortars / Tim Cook
Sinews of war : transportation and supply / Andrew Iarocci
Force preservation : medical services / Robert Engen
The other side of the hill : the German defence / Robert T. Foley
To win at any cost : politics and manpower / J.L. Granatstein
A battle forgotten? Remembering Hill 70 in its time and ours / Serge Marc Durflinger
Conclusion / Douglas E. Delaney and Serge Marc Durflinger.
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ISBN
9780774833592 ((hardback))
0774833599 ((hardback))
LCCN
2016497457
OCLC
948562467
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