# Fatal Avenue

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- Authors: [Richard Holmes](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-holmes)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2008-06-20

## Description

De Gaulle called it a 'fatal avenue' - that broad sweep of low-lying country stretching north-east of Paris. Over the centuries, invading armies have swept back and forth over this bloody terrain, and the names of battles fought here read like a dictionary of military history - from Agincourt, Calais and Crécy to Verdun, Vimy and Ypres. Fatal Avenue is both a history and a guide - a unique study of a region that has witnessed more bitter military conflict than any other area of its size on earth.

## Editions

### Fatal Avenue

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-18-4413-938-5
- Pages: 608
- Published: 2008-06-20
- Language: en_GB