German Army at Passchendaele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheldon, Jack.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Heer--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Germany.

Germany. Heer--History.

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

Local Subjects:

Germany. Heer--History--World War, 1914-1918.

Germany. Heer--History.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (697 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Even after the passage of almost a century, the name Passchendaele has lost none of its power to shock and dismay. Reeling from the huge losses in earlier battles, the German army was in no shape to absorb the impact of the Battle of Messines and the subsequent bitter attritional struggle.Throughout the fighting on the Somme the German army had always felt that it had the ability to counter Allied thrusts, but following the shock reverses of April and May 1917, much heart searching had led to the urgent introduction of new tactics of flexible defense. When these in turn were found to be wantin

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""CHAPTER ONE - June and July 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER TWO - 31st July 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER THREE - August 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - September 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - 1 � 15 October 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SIX - 16 � 31 October 1917""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER SEVEN - November and December 1917""; ""Notes""; ""APPENDIX - German � British Comparison of Ranks""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781783401765

1783401761

9781783409044

1783409045

OCLC:

854974820