Tomaselli, Phil Givenchy in the Great War
A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918

Name: Tomaselli, Phil: Givenchy in the Great War
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Engish text, paperback. 256 pages.

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The village of Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée is located on a small hill in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A hundred years ago, it was ravaged by the First World War. The fighting there was fierce between 1914 and 1918, eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded in this tiny village. Phil Tomaselli's detailed report shows what happened in Givenchy when it became a battlefield, and this story was repeated in other villages and towns on the Western Front. Givenchy's key position made it a target for devastating bombardments, infantry attacks and underground warfare. The landscape was pulverised by shellfire, and the ground beneath was riddled with tunnels. Even when this section of the front was relatively quiet, mine clearance, shelling, sniper attacks and trench raids took place around the remains of the village. The gruelling war of attrition that characterised the fighting on the Western Front continued here throughout the war. Phil Tomaselli's narrative is largely based on excerpts from war diaries, personal accounts, and official and unofficial historical accounts.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Tomaselli, Phil
Title: Givenchy in the Great War
Details: Engish text, paperback. 256 pages.
State: new
Subtitle: A Village on the Front Line 1914 - 1918

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