Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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"The Last Days of Fort Vaux, March 9-June 7, 1916" by Henry Bordeaux provides readers with a compelling account of the events surrounding the siege and defense of Fort Vaux during World War I. Bordeaux's narrative offers a detailed and poignant perspective on the challenges and heroism displayed by those involved in this historic battle. This book is a must-read for military history enthusiasts and individuals interested in gaining insights into the experiences of soldiers and the indomitable human spirit during times of conflict.
Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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"Verdun..." Those two syllables that have already become historic ring out today like the brazen tones of a trumpet. Of the battle, of the victory of Verdun, here is a single episode: that of Fort Vaux, beleaguered for three months in March 1916 and lost for a brief space on June 7. The present work deals with the admirable defence of Fort Vaux from March 9 up to that dramatic moment. This defense gave the world an opportunity of gauging the stamina of those at the front and their powers of resistance. The novelist M. Henry Bordeaux was peculiarly entitled to write The Last Days of Fort Vaux. He followed the Battle of Verdun as a captain on the Staff and was mentioned in dispatches in the following terms: "An officer who under all circumstances has displayed the highest military qualities. He volunteered on March 9, 1916, to perform, in our first line, an exceptionally dangerous mission, and carried it out under a furious bombardment." Notoir Books is a publisher of books on topics of esoteric interests, eccentric lifes, overlooked history and distinctive memoirs. You can visit us at notoirbooks.com.
Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781511425803
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 106
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The Author of "The Last Days of Fort Vaux," M. Henry Bordeaux, is a native of Savoy who has distinguished himself in more than one department of letters before performing his duty manfully in the field, and then as official historian of the Great War. Apart from his reputation in France, M. Bordeaux has probably more readers in this country than any other French novelist of the day. Born in 1870 at Thonon-les-Bains, in Haute-Savoie, he began his career, like so many literary men, by reading law at Paris. He was called to the bar, and duly performed his military service. Then he attracted attention by a series of admirable critical essays, speedily republished in a book, and by an historical romance. He did not, however, forsake law altogether on this first success; but, after the death of his father in 1896, took his place for four years as a practising barrister in his native town, where he also held various municipal posts. Then he could no longer resist the call of art, and from the publication of his novel, Le Pays Natal, in 1900 to the outbreak of war, he has divided his life between Paris and Savoy, devoting himself entirely to writing. Besides novels such as La Peur de vivre, Les Roquevillard, La Robe de laine, La Neige sur les pas, which bid fair to attain classic rank, M. Bordeaux has worked as a dramatic critic and one of the most sensitive and discerning judges of literature in the leading French reviews.
Author: Henry Camille Bordeaux
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Henry Bordeaux
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781295965748
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Author: Christina Holstein
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1783032359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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The bitter fight for Fort Vaux is one of the most famous episodes in the Battle of Verdun—it has achieved almost legendary status in French military history. The heroic resistance put up by the forts commander, Major Raynal, and his small, isolated garrison in the face of repeated German assaults was remarkable at the time, and it is still seen as an outstanding example of gallantry and determination. But what really happened inside the besieged fort during the German attacks, and how can visitors to the Verdun battlefield get an insight into the extraordinary events that took place there almost a century ago? In this precise, accessible account, Christina Holstein, one of the leading authorities on the Verdun battlefield and its monuments, reconstructs the fight for the fort in graphic day-by-day detail. Readers get a vivid sense of the sequence of events, of the intense experience of the defenders and a wider understanding of the importance of Fort Vaux in the context of the German 1916 offensive.
Author: Clayton Donnell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849084130
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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The ring of fortifications protecting the city of Verdun on the Meuse River would become critical in the infamous battle of World War I. This book examines these fortifications, including the famous forts of Douaumont and Vaux that saw some of the fiercest fighting during the battle.
Author: Alistair Horne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 800
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Author: Malcolm Brown
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750962518
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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1916 was a year of killing. The British remember the Somme, but earlier in the year the heart of the French army was ripped out by the Germans at Verdun. The garrison city in north-eastern France was the focus of a massive German attack; the French fought back ferociously, leading to a battle that would claim hundreds of thousands of lives and permanently scar the French psyche. To this day one can visit the site of ghost villages uninhabited since, but still cherished like shrines. Memories of Verdun would greatly influence military and political thinking for decades to come as both sides came away with memories of bravery, futility and horror. Malcolm Brown has produced a vivid new history of this epic clash; drawing on original illustrations and eye-witness accounts he has captured the spirit of a battle that defines the hell of warfare on the Western Front.
