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Blanc Mont Ridge 1918 - America's Forgotten Victory

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - American Civil & Revolutionary Wars

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
Blanc Mont Ridge 1918 - America's Forgotten Victory
Publisher
Category
Author
Romain Cansiere, Ed Gilbert
Publish Year
2018
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147728193
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM323
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM323

Description

The dominating Blanc Mont Ridge complex in the Champagne region of France was home to some of the most complex German defenses on the Western Front. Its heights offered artillery observation that made even approaching the ridge virtually suicidal.
Pessimistic about the ability of depleted and demoralized French units to capture the position, Général Henri Gouraud was granted the use of two American divisions: the veteran 2nd "Indianhead” Division, including the 4th (Marine) Brigade, and the untested 36th "Arrowhead” Division of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard.
This fully illustrated book describes this Allied offensive with American troops in the vanguard, and shows how despite the heavy losses it sustained to both manpower and supporting armor, they eventually forced the Germans to abandon most of the region in one of the largest withdrawals of the war.