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FATAL AVENUE
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| By: |
Richard Holmes |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844139387 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844139385 |
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| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
20 June, 2008 |
| Pages: |
608 |
| Description: |
De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain. This book is both a history and a guide of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth. |
| Synopsis: |
De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history - from Agincourt, Calais and Crecy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. "Fatal Avenue" is both a history and a guide - a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage |
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Returnable |