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

by Phil Tomaselli

The village of Givenchy-l s-la-Bass e 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473825504
• ISBN13: 9781473825505
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages