Passchendaele
Download or Read eBook Passchendaele PDF written by Nick Lloyd and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Nick Lloyd |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2017-05-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780241970119 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0241970113 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Passchendaele by : Nick Lloyd
Book excerpt: Between July and November 1917, in a small corner of Belgium, more than 500,000 men were killed or maimed, gassed or drowned - and many of the bodies were never found. The Ypres offensive represents the modern impression of the First World War: splintered trees, water-filled craters, muddy shell-holes. The climax was one of the worst battles of both world wars: Passchendaele. The village fell eventually, only for the whole offensive to be called off. But, as Nick Lloyd shows, notably through previously unexamined German documents, it put the Allies nearer to a major turning point in the war than we have ever imagined.
