description: This latest book in the Battleground Europe series describes the battles over several years, and in particular 1917 and 1918, for a wood and small village. The Germans stubbornly refused to retreat as the area held a key position in their defense of Arras.In the bitter fighting, thousands of young men mainly from East Yorkshire (Hull) and East Lancashire were sacrificed.
language: English
title: Oppy Wood
titlecomplete: Oppy Wood (Battleground Europe)
publisher: Pen and Sword Military