Pen and Sword Books: The Germans at Beaumont Hamel by Jack Sheldon

The Germans at Beaumont Hamel
by Jack Sheldon
Imprint: Battleground
Found in: World War One Books
Series: Battleground Books: WWI
Paperback
192 pages
ISBN: 9781844154432
Published: 18 May 2006

£12.99

Get this title for just £11.04 by becoming a Platinum Member. Whats this?

+£4 UK Delivery or free delivery if order is over £30
(click here for international delivery rates)

Beaumont Hamel is a name which conjures up appalling visions of the catastrophic reverse suffered by men of VIII Corps, British Fourth Army on 1st July 1916, when thousands of men were killed and wounded for no gains whatsoever. Ninety years on, the events of that day still exert a powerful fascination for those interested in the great trench battles. This book, which covers the Old Front Line from Redan Ridge to the Ancre, describes how the defence of the area became so strong, the reasons for German early success during the battle and explains how the British defeat of July was transformed into victory, when the fall of Beaumont Hamel marked the final flicker of success, before the battle was mired to a standstill in the mud.

There are no reviews for this book. Register or login now and you can be the first to post a review
and receive a free £1 voucher!

Perfect Partner

Redan Ridge

by by Michael Renshaw

Our Price: £9.99

Add to Basket

Click here to buy both titles together

About Jack Sheldon

Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Universities of Lancaster and Westminster, Jack Sheldon completed a thirty-five year career as a member of the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment.

In 1982 he graduated from the German General Staff course at the Führungsakademie, Hamburg and went on to fill international staff appointments and to command an infantry training battalion. His final post before retirement in 2003 was as Military Attaché Berlin.

He now lives in France and has rapidly established himself as an expert in German First World War history. He was an honorary researcher for the Thiepval Visitor Centre Project, is a member of the British Commission for Military History and is the author of the highly acclaimed The German Army on the Somme 1914 – 1916, The German Army at Passchendaele and a number of Battleground Europe titles.

More titles by Jack Sheldon