REALISTIC TRAVEL BRITISH WWI STEREOVIEW WOUNDED MENIN ROAD BATTLE OF YPRES

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REALISTIC TRAVEL BRITISH WWI STEREOVIEW WOUNDED MENIN ROAD BATTLE OF YPRES :
$9.95

Offered for sale is an early stereoview Published by REALISTIC TRAVEL PUBLISHERS, LONDON, CAPE TOWN, BOMBAY, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO. Commissioned by Royal Command to the Imperial Majesties KING GEORGE V and QUEEN MARY. This stereoview is titled as follows -- --

TheBattle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called \"Battle of the Menin Road\", was the third British general attack of theThird Battle of Ypresin the First World War. The battle took place from20–25 September1917, in the Ypres Salient in Flanders on the Western Front. During the pause in Allied general attacks between late August and 20 September, the British changed some infantry tactics, by adopting the \"leap-frog\" method of advance, when waves of infantry stopped once they reached their objective then consolidated the ground, while other waves passed through the objective to attack the next one and the earlier waves became the tactical reserve. General adoption of the method was made possible when more artillery was brought into the salient and by increasing the number of aircraft involved in close air support of the attackers and by specialising the tasks of air defence, contact-patrol, counter-attack patrol, artillery observation and ground-attack.

Optimism increased among German commanders that the Flanders offensive had ended. Drier weather and extensive road repairs made it much easier for the British to move vast amounts of supplies forward from the original front line. Visibility increased except for frequent ground fog around dawn, which helped conceal British infantry during the attack, before clearing to expose German troop movements to British observation and attack. The British infantry succeeded in capturing most of their objectives and then holding them against German counter-attacks, inflicting many casualties on the local German defenders and theEingreifdivisions sent to reinforce them, with massed artillery and small-arms fire. German defences on the Gheluvelt Plateau, which had been retained or quickly recaptured in July and August were lost and the British were able to attack again on 26 will accept PAYPAL. Items will be shipped first class mail usually next day after payment of Paypal, packaging and mail $2.99. I will combine shipping 1 to 3 views $2.99, 3 to 6 views $5.35 and over 6 no additional postage or shipping charge.

I will ship internationally, payment must be in US funds, Paypal. I will ship world wide International first Class Mail 1 stereoview for $5.99 plus $1.00 for each additional stereoview in combined ship. This increase is due to the new postal service rates. Perhaps I should note that my cost to ship 1 - Two Oz package is $6.16 (1 stereoview packaged) , a 3 oz package is $9.18 international first class mail