[PDF.06vu] Messines 1917: The zenith of siege warfare (Campaign)

Messines 1917: The zenith of siege warfare (Campaign)

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 | #431442 in Books |  Campaign Series - World War I |  2010-08-24 |  2010-08-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  247.14 x5.08 x7.21l,.65 | File type: PDF | 96 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Insight in Into Mine Warfare.|By Mike Dillemuth|Alexander Turner did a great job of describing this campaign. Messines was the engagement that preceded the more famous Battle of 3rd Ypres or Passchendaele. The defining characteristic of this battle was the extensive mining operation that occurred beforehand. The battle began with the detonation of multiple undergro| ||“The author details the methods used by the miners including excavation, rescue, and preparing the chamber for the explosives ... [and] explains how the miners dealt with the expansion of the clay that occurred when in contact with oxygen.  Si

At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the 'pillars of fire' - the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tonnes of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a 'masterstroke', the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as 'missing'. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating artillery barrage, th...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Messines 1917: The zenith of siege warfare (Campaign)   |  Alexander Turner. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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