Passchendaele
The Sacrificial Ground
$29.08
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2002
Summary
In the autumn of 1917, after years of stalemate at Ypres, the British and French armies launched a massive offensive to take Passchendaele Ridge. Following an intensive bombardment the Allies began their attack, but the low ground between the lines had been churned into a quagmire, and the attack was literally bogged down.
All surprise had been lost, and the German defence in depth was well organised. For the first time the Germans used mustard gas, while German planes flew low to str…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304359752 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304359750 |
| Author: | Nigel Steel, Peter Hart |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 28mm |
| Series: | W&N Military |
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About The Author
Nigel Steel
Nigel Steel and Peter Hart are both historians at the Imperial War Museum in London. They have collaborated on three previous titles, on Gallipoli, Jutland and the war in the air.
Peter Hart was born in 1955. He went to Liverpool University before joining the Sound Archive at the Imperial War Museum in 1981. He is now Oral Historian at the Archive.
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