Passchendaele : The Hollow Victory

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Martin.

Series:

Campaign Chronicles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917--Personal narratives.

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

Local Subjects:

Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917--Personal narratives.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Passchendaele is one of the most evocative names associated with the Great War. For over 80 years, the battle has epitomized pointless slaughter on an unimaginable scale. The bare statistics are shocking in themselves - the British, French and German armies suffered over half a million casualties between July and November 1917. Ever since, the image of hapless soldiers struggling through the mud and the shellfire has come to represent the futility of trench warfare and the incompetence of their commanders. Yet, as Martin Marix Evans demonstrates in this gripping and perceptive reassessment, so

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Background""; ""The Terrain""; ""The Weather""; ""The Experience of War in 1916 and 1917""; ""The Learning Curve""; ""Messines""; ""The Campaign Chronicle""; ""1 June 1917: Gough Prepares a Massive Blow Against the German Fourth Army""; ""10 July: German Assault at Lombartzyde Thrown Back at the Heavy Cost of Two British battalions""; ""17 July: British Bombardment on the Ypres front Begins � Fifth Army Gathers for the Attack""; ""25 July: Six-Day Delay Ordered � Battle to Commence on 31 July""

""27 July: The Guards Cross the Yser Canal""""31 July: Battle of Pilkem Ridge � Massive British Assault Achieves an Advance of 3,000 Yards (2.7km)""; ""16 August 1917: Battle of Langemarck � Fifth Army Secures the Steenbeek and Seizes the Village of Langemarck""; ""19 August 1917: Dramatic Success of British Tanks""; ""22 August 1917: Remaining Strong points on the Zonnebeke-Langemarck Road Attacked With Little Success""; ""25 August 1917: Inverness Copse Lost""; ""27 August 1917: Springfield Falls to the Worcestershires""; ""31 August: Second Army Publishes New Guidelines For Attacks""

""20 September 1917: Battle of the Menin Road""""Wednesday 26 September 1917: Battle of Polygon Wood""; ""4 October 1917: Battle of Broodseinde""; ""9 October 1917: Battle of Poelcappelle""; ""12 October 1917: First Battle of Passchendaele � ANZACS and British Flounder in Mud and Blood on Passchendaele Ridge""; ""22 October 1917: Fifth Army Attacks""; ""26 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, First Phase � Canadians Reach Dry Ground""; ""27 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, First Phase � Canadians Consolidate""

""Tuesday 30 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Second Phase � Crest Farm and Meetcheele in Canadian Hands""""Tuesday 6 November 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Third Phase � Passchendaele Falls to the Canadians""; ""Saturday 10 November 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Final Phase � Canadians Secure the High Ground""; ""Aftermath""; ""The Context""; ""A Flawed Plan?""; ""Should It Have Been Stopped?""; ""What Went Wrong?""; ""Was It Worth It?""; ""Biographical Notes""; ""Orders of Battle""; ""Campaign Glossary""; ""Sources and Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783402342

1783402342

9781783409624

1783409622

OCLC:

854974780