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Introduction -- Prologue: the Nivelle Offensive -- Manoeuvres of war -- Haig and the 'Northern Operation' -- 'A great sea of flames' -- 'Have we time to accomplish?' -- 'Under constant fire' -- 'A perfect bloody curse' -- 'Like the black hole of Calcutta' -- 'A question of concentration' -- 'An introduction to hard work' -- 'A stunning pandemonium' -- 'War with a big W' -- 'An overwhelming blow' -- 'The weakness of haste' -- 'Not worth a drop of blood' -- 'Against the Iron Wall' -- Epilogue.;"The definitive account of Passchendaele, one of the most influential and tragic battles of the First World War. Passchendaele. The name of a small, seemingly insignificant Flemish village echoes across the twentieth century as the ultimate expression of meaningless, industrialized slaughter. In the summer of 1917, upwards of 500,000 men were killed or wounded, maimed, gassed, drowned, or buried in this small corner of Belgium. On the centennial of the battle, military historian Nick Lloyd brings to vivid life this epic encounter along the Western Front. Drawing on both British and German sources, he is the first historian to reveal the astonishing fact that, for the British, Passchendaele was

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Author

Lloyd, Nick

Publisher

Basic Civitas Books

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780465094776

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Military History, History

Rating

4.32 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14