Passchendaele : the story behind the tragic victory of 1917 / Philip Warner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warner, Philip, 1914-2000, author.

Series:

Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; Number 59.

Pen & Sword Military Classics ; Number 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military Classics, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nearly ninety years ago, on 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War 1. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and the ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Germans had become casualties. Philip Warner, the noted historian of twentieth-century warfare and the author of over fifty books on military history, many published by Pen and Sword, has skilfully brought together all the elements of this horrific campaign - the histo

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""1 It Must Come to a Fight""; ""2 The Cockpit of Europe""; ""3 The Preliminary Rounds""; ""4 The Mines at Messines""; ""5 Everywhere Successful""; ""6 Did We Really Send Men to Fight in This?""; ""7 See You Again in Hell""; ""8 The Difficulties Were Greatly Underestimated""; ""9 The Focus of a Spider's Web""; ""10 The Supporters""; ""11 The Other Side of the Hill""; ""12 The View from the Trenches""; ""13 Hindsight""; ""14 Visiting the Battlefield Today""

""Select Bibliography""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4738-1705-6

1-78383-773-X

OCLC:

881887711