Excerpt from The Battles of the Ridges: Arras Messines, March June 1917 The German military leaders read the writing on the wall. They might, at home, whistle to keep their courage up and circulate confident men dacities in neutral countries; but they knew. One ingeniously reassuring German statement (which found publication In an American mag azine that under a renegade Englishman played up for the Hun by attempting to deceive the United States people) proved by\maps that the Germans had lost less territory on the Somme In three months than the French had lost at Verdun in three weeks. But the German knew. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Battles of the Ridges: Arras Messines, March June 1917 (Classic Reprint)

History

Frank Fox

Military

Forgotten Books

<p>Frank Fox's The Four Days' Battle of 1666. The definitive story of the greatest battle in the age of sail. Hard-cover; 400 pages; 50 illustrations including maps and fleet movements.In June of 1666, a large English fleet engaged the Dutch across the North Sea in a colossal battle that involved 200 ships and lasted 4 days. The battle was of such overwhelming complexity that for centuries it defied description. Frank Fox's superbly researched book is now recognized as the definitive account. It provides the first clear description of the opposing forces, fills many holes in the narrative and answers most of the questions raised by historians... A thoroughly engrossing story and one worthy of the greatest battle of the sail.</p>

The Four Days' Battle of 1666

Docema

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Troubador Press

On 1st June 1666, during the second Anglo-Dutch War, a large but outnumbered English Fleet engaged the Dutch off the mouth of the Thames in a colossal battle that was to involve nearly 200 ships and last four days. False intelligence had led the English to divide their fleet to meet a phantom fleet from France and although the errant squadron rejoined on the final day of the battle, it was not enough to redress the balance. More than 1,500 English sailors were killed, 2,000 taken prisoner and two vice admirals killed. The battle ended when the English escaped into a fog bank, both fleets by this time having expended their ammunition. Like many a defeat, it sparked controversy at the time, and has been the subject of speculation and debate ever since. The battle was an event of such overwhelming complexity that for centuries it defied description and deterred study, but this superbly researched book is now recognised as the definitive English-language account. First published in 1996, it provides the only clear exposition of the opposing forces, fils many holes in the narrative and answers most of the questions raised by the actions of the English commanders. The narrative is totally engrossing and worthy of what was the greatest battle anywhere in the age of sail, and this new paperback edition will bring the story to new readers who missed the book in its earlier editions.

Four Days' Battle of 1666

Europe

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