A Visitor's Guide: The Battles of Arras North

A Visitor's Guide: The Battles of Arras North Vimy Ridge to Oppy Wood and Gavrelle Author:Jon Cooksey Language:English Format:Softcover Dimensions:5.5" x 8.5" Pages:192 Photos:100 bw illustrations Publisher:Pen and Sword Military ISBN:9781473893030 Item No. 9781473893030 The First World War battlefields to the north of Arras – including Vimy Ridge – are among the most famous and most visited sites on the Western Front, rivaled only by those around Ypres and the Somme, and this clearly written, highly illustrated guide is the ideal introduction to them.Visitors can trace for themselves the course of each battle across the modern landscape and gain a fascinating insight into the nature of the fighting in the area – and the wider conflict across the Western Front – throughout the war. The book covers the key battles fought in the northern sector of the Arras front, including the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge and battle