Passchendaele: The Sacrificial Ground

by Nigel Steel

Book Overview

A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of the ordinary infantrymen. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304359750
• ISBN13: 9780304359752
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cassell
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 2.6" x 8.5"