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The Passchendaele campaign 1917
- Title
- The Passchendaele campaign 1917 / Andrew Rawson.
- Author
- Rawson, Andrew
- Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2017.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force's battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping. The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 17 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with success on 31 July but was soon bogged down due to the August rains. Three huge attacks between 20 September and 4 October had the Germans reeling, but again the weather intervened and the campaign ended with little attacks acrioss the muddy slopes of the Passchendaele Ridge. Each large battle and minor action is given equal treatment, giving a detailed insight into the most talked about side of the campaign. There are details on the planning of each offensive and the changing tactics used by both sides. There is discussion about how the infantry, the artillery, the engineers and the Royal Flying Corps worked together."--Book jacket.
- Subjects
- Great Britain > Army > British Expeditionary Force
- Belgium > Ieper
- World War (1914-1918)
- Ypres, 3rd Battle of (Ieper, Belgium : 1917)
- Military campaigns
- History
- Great Britain > Army > British Expeditionary Force > History > World War, 1914-1918
- Ypres, 3rd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1917
- World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Belgium > Ieper
- 1914-1918
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Regimental abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A growing danger -- 2. Hell itself burst forth -- 3. Each a volcano in itself -- 4. More like a picnic than a battle -- 5. A change from going over the top -- 6. Every time a coconut -- 7. A perfect inferno -- 8. A very weak and disorganised state -- 9. Hard going through the mud -- 10. Bite and hold -- 11. A killing by the artillery -- 12. Like spectres out of the mist -- 13. Everything is absolutely très bon -- 14. Men plunged onward into the sticky gloom -- 15. A great keenness and determination -- 16. Like beaters on a pheasant shoot -- 17. An incredible degree of mismanagement -- 18. Rain is our one effective ally -- 19. No troops have had to face worse conditions -- 20. They touched bottom on the way to misery -- Conclusions on the campaign.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-11311
- ISBN
- 1526704005
- 9781526704009
- OCLC
- 972943651
- Author
- Rawson, Andrew, author.
- Title
- The Passchendaele campaign 1917 / Andrew Rawson.
- Publisher
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2017.
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Chronological Term
- 1914-1918
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-11311