Brave Little Belgium motivated many in Britain and her Empire to enlist. Marines and Naval troops were the first to come to assist the Belgians at Antwerp, and their Navy's artillery helped to stop the German advance at Nieuport, on the river Yser. The North Sea became a new front line where the Dover Patrol came to the aid of the Belgian, French and British troops with warships, heavy artillery in the dunes and new fighter planes, showing the importance placed on fighting the German U-boat bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend from the sea as well as from land.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Lannoo N. V., Uitgeverij
ISBN-10
9401448914
ISBN-13
9789401448918
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242559819
Product Key Features
Book Title
British on the Belgian Coast : the North Sea As Front Line During the Great War
Author
Murray Smith, Luc Vanacker
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / World War I, Europe / Great Britain / General, Europe / General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
History
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
8.3in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D546
Reviews
In his extensively and well-illustrated book, the author describes the campaign very dramatically and places it in its proper historical perspective.