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Forgotten Voices of the Great War - From Ypres to Gallipoli April 1915 - June 1916 written by Max Arthur performed by WWI Survivors on Audio CD (Abridged)

Forgotten Voices of the Great War - From Ypres to Gallipoli April 1915 - June 1916 written by Max Arthur performed by WWI Survivors on Audio CD (Abridged)£14.99

Following the 2nd battle of Ypres, furious fighting continued on all fronts. Casualties were high, conditions dreadful, and life expectancy short. The only break the men had was a brief home leave, or a few days away from the trenches. It was no comfort, either, that many people back at home had little idea of the suffering in the battlefields, although concern was growing as the mounting casualty lists were published.

Forgotten Voices of the Great War - The Struggle to Victory August 1917 - November 1918 written by Max Arthur performed by Richard Bebb and Various WWI Survivors on Audio CD (Abridged)

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ISBN:  9781856868037
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  War
Duration:  150 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Max Arthur
Performer 1:  Richard Bebb
Performer 2:  Various WWI Survivors
Rarity:  Rare

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The horrific third battle of Ypres finally ended at Passchendale on November 10th 1917. Ten days later, at Cambrai, the British launched the first massed tank assault in history. But they faced determined German resistance and within 3 days only 92 tanks out of the original 378 remained operational. After facing a savage counter-attack by the Germans using aircraft, gas and storm troops the British fell back to form...

a defensive line. Fighting continued throughout the winter, and early in 1918 the German Command, strengthened by divisions brought from the Russian front, decided to launch a massive offensive to gain final victory.

On 21st March, in the morning fog, they attacked, and supported by artillery from over 6,000 guns, advanced 14 miles within 3 days.

In May, they drove the French Army back 40 miles. However, German losses were high, and the Allied armies, now joined by the Americans, launched a massive counter-attack, from which the Germans never recovered. On 11th November, 1918 "The bloody war was over".

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