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Passchendaele

- A New History
Af: Nick Lloyd Engelsk Paperback

Passchendaele

- A New History
Af: Nick Lloyd Engelsk Paperback
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''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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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.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 464
ISBN-13: 9780241970102
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0241970105
Kategori: 1910 til 1919
Udg. Dato: 5 okt 2017
Længde: 29mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 130mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 5 okt 2017
Forfatter(e): Nick Lloyd
Forfatter(e) Nick Lloyd


Kategori 1910 til 1919


ISBN-13 9780241970102


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 464


Udgave


Længde 29mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 130mm


Udg. Dato 5 okt 2017


Oplagsdato 5 okt 2017


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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