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Massacre at Passchendaele - The New Zealand Story (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Massacre at Passchendaele - The New Zealand Story (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Loot Price R440
Discovery Miles 4 400
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The story of this tragic loss, New Zealand's worst military
disaster, has not been told fully - until now In the annals of
military history, the World War I battle of Passchendaele is
recorded as New Zealand's worst military disaster. In just a few
short hours on a miserable Belgian morning over 1000 New Zealand
soldiers were killed and a further 2000 wounded in an attack on the
Germanfront line. In Massacre at Passchendaele, Glyn Harper brings
this ill-fated battle to life. The background to the situation
facing the Allies in October 1917 is outlined, and the first
assault on Passchendaele is described. This near-perfect military
operation brought the New Zealand soldiers much acclaim; however,
the second attack, on 12 October 1917, was anything but successful.
The rationale of the strategists, the concern of some officers and
the desperation of the fighting man are all recorded here.
Judicious use of diary extracts and recorded interviews transport
the reader to the centre of this harrowing event. An appendix lists
the names and details of the New Zealand soldiers killed at
Passchendaele, a tribute to their sacrifice. The military disaster
of Passchendaele was a pivotal event in New Zealand's history, and
a key influence on our attitudes to war in the following decades.
This book will help ensure that it remains an untold story no
longer.
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