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  • Retreat and Rearguard, 1914

    The BEF's Actions From Mons to the Marne

    par Jerry Murland ...
    The British action at Mons on 23 August 1914 was the catalyst for what became a full blown retreat over 200 blood drenched miles. This book examines eighteen of the desperate rearguard actions that occurred during the twelve days of this near rout. While those at Le Cateau and Nery are well chronicled, others such as cavalry actions at Morsain and Taillefontaine, the Connaught Rangers at Le Grand ... En savoir plus

    $12.79 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Retreat & Rearguard: Dunkirk 1940

    The Evacuation of the BEF to the Channel Ports

    par Jerry Murland ...
    The dramatic story of how a quarter million men were evacuated from the coast of France—and how the British Expeditionary Force fought on.This book, part of the Retreat and Rearguard series, covers the actions of the BEF during the retreat from the Dyle Line to the evacuation points of Dunkirk, Boulogne, Calais, Saint-Valery-en-Caux, and finally the Cherbourg Peninsula.Some of the engagements are ... En savoir plus

    $15.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Canal Line

    France and Flanders Campaign 1940

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Collections series Battleground Books: WWII
    The network of canals stretching from the coast at Gravelines, through St-Omer, Béthune and La Bassée, follows the approximate boundary between Artois and Flanders and was, in 1940, the defensive line established on the western edge of the so-called Dunkerque Corridor designed by Lord Gort to provide an evacuation route to the channel coast. Even before events on the line of the Escaut line had ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Schneider Trophy Air Races

    The Development of Flight from 1909 to the Spitfire

    par Jerry Murland ...
    The history of the Schneider Trophy is the history of aircraft development.When Jacques Schneider devised and inaugurated the Coupe d'Aviation Maritime race for seaplanes in 1913, no-one could have predicted the profound effect the Series would have on aircraft design and aeronautical development, not to mention world history. Howard Pixton's 1914 victory in a Sopwith Tabloid biplane surprisingly ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Cassel and Hazebrouck 1940

    France and Flanders Campaign

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Collections series Battleground Dunkirk
    This is the first detailed account of the rearguard action that took place between 25 and 29 May 1940 at Cassel and Hazebrouck on the western perimeter of the Dunkirk Corridor. By 25 May the decision to evacuate the BEF via Dunkirk had already been taken, Lord Gort, commanding the BEF in France, had given instructions to Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Adam to relinquish his command of III Corps and ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Aristocrats Go to War

    Uncovering the Zillebeke Cemetery

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Zillebekes small churchyard military cemetery provides the inspiration for this charming piece of military and social history. The author has researched into the exploits and backgrounds of 27 fallen soldiers, the majority being officers of the Guards and Cavalry, as well as other ranks and six Canadians.The outcome is a fascinating and moving book that emphasizes the indiscriminate nature of war. ... En savoir plus

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  • Battle for the Escaut, 1940

    The France and Flanders Campaign

    par Jerry Murland ...
    On 10 May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Lord Gort, moved forward from the Franco-Belgian border and took up positions along a 20-mile sector off the River Dyle, to await the arrival of the German Army Group B. Their expected stay was considerably shorter than planned as the German Army Group A pushed its way through the Ardennes and crossed the Meuse at Sedan, ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal 1940

    France and Flanders Campaign

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Collections series Battleground Dunkirk
    This WWII history and battlefield guide explores the significant yet lesser-known WWII combat along the Ypres-Comines Canal during the Battle of France.Known in some accounts as the Battle of Wijtschaete, the confrontation along the Ypres-Comines Canal in 1940 is too often overlooked despite its significance. The sacrifice of the battalions on the canal was vital to the all-important retreat to ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Retreat of I Corps 1914

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Collections series Battleground Early Battles 1914
    A history of the British Army's First Corps' retreat from the Battle of Mons and guidebook to visiting the battlefield.On twenty-three August 1914 it was only the two divisions of General Smith-Dorrien's II Corps that were directly engaged with the German First Army along the line of the Mons-Conde Canal. As the British Expeditionary Force withdrew from Mons and bivouacked around Bavay on twenty ... En savoir plus

    $11.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Allied Air Operations 1939–1940

    The War Over France and the Low Countries

    par Jerry Murland ...
    A detailed account of Allied Air Forces during WWII offers intriguing details about strategic operations—the perfect book for aviation enthusiasts.While much has been written about the Battle of Britain, the air war over France and the Low Countries from September 1939 to June 1940 has been largely neglected—until now. As expert aviation author Jerry Murland reveals in this fascinating book, there ... En savoir plus

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  • Frankforce and the Defence of Arras 1940

    par Jerry Murland ...
    Collections series Battleground Dunkirk
    There is no other city in France that has the same associations in time of conflict that the British have with Arras. Since the campaigns of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the early 18th century, British soldiers have fought in and around Arras, occasionally as an enemy but, more often, as defenders of French and Allied democracy. Battlefield visitors to the area will immediately ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle of Cambrai 1917

    Mœuvres and Bourlon, Cantaing and Graincourt to Flesquières, Masnières, Gouzeaucourt and Gonnelieu

    par Jerry Murland ...
    The 1917 Battle of Cambrai featured the first massed tank attack in military history and provoked the biggest German counter-attack against the British since 1914. The British aimed to break through the German Hindenburg Line, then threaten the rear of the German positions to the north. The battle is one of the most famous and controversial episodes of the First World War, and the battlefield is ... En savoir plus

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