Messines 1917: The Zenith of Siege Warfare

by Alexander Turner

At 0310 hours on 7 June 1917, the pre-dawn gloom on the Western Front was shattered by the 'pillars of fire' - the rapid detonation of 19 huge mines, secreted in tunnels under the German lines and containing 450 tonnes of explosives. Admitted by the Germans to be a 'masterstroke', the devastating blasts caused 10,000 soldiers to later be posted simply as 'missing'. Launching a pre-planned attack into the carnage, supported by tanks and a devastating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846038456
• ISBN13: 9781846038457
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.6"