Thesis
"Dig for Bloody Victory"
- Alternative title:
- the British soldier's experience of trench warfare, 1939-45
- Abstract:
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Most people’s perceptions of the Second World War leave little room for static, attritional fighting; instead, free-flowing manoeuvre warfare, such as Blitzkrieg, is seen as the norm. In reality, however, much of the terrain fought over in 1939-45 was unsuitable for such a war and, as a result, bloody attritional battles and trench fighting were common. Thus ordinary infantrymen spent the majority of their time at the front burrowing underground for protection. Although these trenches were ne...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6311
- Deposit date:
- 2012-06-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Brown, G
- Copyright date:
- 2011
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