Passchendaele - Hardcover

Warner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689119828 ISBN 13: 9780689119828

Publisher: Scribner, 1988

Synopsis

On 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War I. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and its ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Germans had become casualties. Philip Warner's account of the battle to capture Passchendale brings together all the elements of this horrific campaign - the historical background, personal accounts, strategies and tactics, the personalities and political movements. He investigates the issues that had a crucial effect on the course of the battle, including the mutinous state of the French army, and the bombardment that destroyed the drainage system.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Warner graduated from Cambridge, served in the British army during the Second World War in the Far East and became Senior Lecturer at The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He is a noted historian of twentieth-century warfare and the author of over fifty books on military history, many published by Pen and Sword including Sieges of the Middle Ages (Pen & Sword Military Classics 2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0689119828
• ISBN 13: 9780689119828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288