A Wood Called Bourlon: The Cover-Up After Cambrai, 1917

by William Moore

After the great victory in the famous tank battle at Cambrai in 1917 the church bells, having been silent for three years, rang out joyously all over Britain. But within ten days triumph had turned to disaster. How did this happen and why? William Moore, a distinguished First World War historian, attempts to explain what went wrong. All the advantages gained were thrown away; thousands of British troops were captured and hundreds of guns were lost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473821266
• ISBN13: 9781473821262
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"