The German Army On Vimy Ridge 1914 1917 Jack Sheldon by Jack Sheldon 9781783461844, 1783461845 instant download after payment.

The major battles of spring and autumn 1915 are also described as is the twelve month period from late autumn 1915 when British and Commonwealth forces occupied the lines along the western Ridge. The period from late autumn 1916 onwards when the Canadian Corps was preparing for the April 1917 assault on the ridge, is given detailed treatment, with special emphasis (based on original German intelligence reports and interrogation files) on how the defenders built up a detailed picture of Allied plans and how they intended to counter them. The battle for Vimy Ridge (9 - 14 April 1917) is described in detail and the conclusion summarises the aftermath of the battle and its consequences for the way the German army prepared for the upcoming Third Battle of Ypres. 

This book employs a similar format to The German Army on the Somme 1914 - 1916 and The German Army at Passchendaele; the greater part of the text is based on the words of the German participants themselves. Commentary and evidence from senior commanders is introduced as necessary; the aim once more being to produce a work of popular history, which nevertheless provides an important contribution to the overall historiography of the Great War.

Jack Sheldon is now firmly established as the leading authority on the German Army in the First World War. A retired soldier he lives in France and is fully engaged researching and writing. His German Army on the Somme was a run-away success and he has built on his reputation with The German Army At Passchendael, The German Army at Cambrai, The German Army on Vimy Ridge and The German Army at Ypres 1914.