Description
Title: Mont St Quentin – A Soldier’s Battle
Author: Billett, Bill
Condition: Near Mint +
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9781877058875
Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 184 pages
Comments: This is the story of the third significant Australian victory (after Villers-Bretonneux and Hamel) fought over 31 August to 5 September 1918. Mont St Quentin and Peronne, were both keys to German defence of the Somme River. The village of St Quentin was taken, held against counterattack, and the Australian forces then advanced on Peronne, which was cleared street by street and house by house. This book gives a detailed account of the planning and execution of the battle, the sometimes horrific human experience of the battle, and the courage that led to eight members of the First AIF being awarded the Victoria Cross.
