{"product_id":"victory-1918","title":"VICTORY 1918","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alan  Palmer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear published:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1998\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368pp 23 illustrations. 6 maps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slight creasing to d\/w at bottom of spine otherwise very good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author uses cabinet papers, memoirs, official histories and diaries to examine the background to the Allied triumph. He also uses letters and reminiscences from officers and men to heighten the drama of neglected campaigns with almost forgotten incidents. These include: weary troops marching towards Baghdad to sleep where they halted, the cooks who declined the surrender of Jerusalem, and sandbags stuffed with seaweed in order to protect the treasures of Venice. There were four armistices that autumn, as there had been battlefronts on three continents.","brand":"Weidenfeld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67668966441259,"sku":"14775","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/militaryhistorybooks.com\/products\/victory-1918","provider":"Military History Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}