The Battle of the Lys, fought in April 1918, was critical for the Allies and for Germany. The outcome of the Great War hung in the balance. After the successful German offensive on the Somme, the breakthrough on the Lys threatened Ypres and the British hold on Flanders and brought the Germans close to victory on the Western Front.
Written and researched to a high standard, these works represent a superb achievement.
[b]Highly recommended. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, November 2018
Written and researched to a high standard, these works represent a superb achievement.
[b]Highly recommended. 10/10[/b]
The Great War magazine, November 2018
This book of The Battle of the Lys joins over 100 more titles published in the Battleground series. This book is like a guide and gives good information to people who are very interested in the Battle of the Lys, also giving much information to people who are looking to go visit it in France, because it has now become a place that tourist can come and see and pay respects to the battle that took place here and the lives that were lost here. Towards the end of the guide it has a tour section where it has a guided tour for people interested to visit it in France, showing landmarks and maps to follow so that you can see the majority and important parts of history that have happened in Givenchy. This book covers the three days of the conflict with the german offensive from the southern sector of the battle of Lys, it explains that they expected an attack from the Germans but to what extent it was unknown, so it would have been a great effort to try and fight back. The book goes through the.. Read more
MB (Customer Review)
This book of The Battle of the Lys joins over 100 more titles published in the Battleground series. This book is like a guide and gives good information to people who are very interested in the Battle of the Lys, also giving much information to people who are looking to go visit it in France, because it has now become a place that tourist can come and see and pay respects to the battle that took place here and the lives that were lost here. Towards the end of the guide it has a tour section where it has a guided tour for people interested to visit it in France, showing landmarks and maps to follow so that you can see the majority and important parts of history that have happened in Givenchy. This book covers the three days of the conflict with the german offensive from the southern sector of the battle of Lys, it explains that they expected an attack from the Germans but to what extent it was unknown, so it would have been a great effort to try and fight back. The book goes through the.. Read more
MB (Customer Review)
