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Passchendaele - A New History (Paperback)
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Passchendaele - A New History (Paperback)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'A timely re-appraisal . . . a
masterpiece' General Lord Richard Dannatt The Third Battle of Ypres
was a 'lost victory' for the British Army in 1917. Between July and
November 1917, in a small corner of Belgium, more than 500,000 men
were killed or maimed, gassed or drowned - and many of the bodies
were never found. The Ypres offensive represents the modern
impression of the First World War: splintered trees, water-filled
craters, muddy shell-holes. The climax was one of the worst battles
of both world wars: Passchendaele. The village fell eventually,
only for the whole offensive to be called off. But, as Nick Lloyd
shows, notably through previously overlooked German archive
material, it is striking how close the British came to forcing the
German Army to make a major retreat in Belgium in October 1917. Far
from being a pointless and futile waste of men, the battle was a
startling illustration of how effective British tactics and
operations had become by 1917 and put the Allies nearer to a major
turning point in the war than we have ever imagined. Published for
the 100th anniversary of this major conflict, Passchendaele is the
most compelling and comprehensive account ever written of the
climax of trench warfare on the Western Front.
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