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Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918
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Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918 Hardcover - 2017

by Phil Tomaselli


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The village of Givenchy-ls-la-Basse sits on a small rise in the Pas de Calais Department in northern France. One hundred years ago it was overtaken by the First World War. The fighting there was intense - eleven Victoria Crosses were won in this tiny locality between 1914 and 1918. Phil Tomaselli's in-depth account shows what happened at Givenchy when it became a battlefield, and the story here was repeated in the other villages and towns on the Western Front. Givenchy's key position made it the target for crushing bombardments, infantry assaults and subterranean warfare. The landscape was pulverized by shellfire, the ground beneath was honeycombed with tunnels. Mining operations, shelling, sniping and trench raids took place around the remains of the village even when this stretch of the front line was relatively quiet. The grueling struggle of attrition that characterized the fighting on the Western Front continued here throughout the war. Phil Tomaselli's gripping narrative makes extensive use of war diary extracts, personal stories, official and unofficial histories.

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  • Title Givenchy in the Great War: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918
  • Author Phil Tomaselli
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Pen & Sword Military
  • Date 2017
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781473825505 / 1473825504
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