In Flanders Fields: Passchendaele 1917 (Penguin Classic Military History S.)

by Leon Wolff (Author)

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  2001

  $5.44

  Of all the grim, gallant and inglorious battles of the Western Front, this is the name uniquely evocative of the mud and blood that pervaded the First World War. The total gain - a few thousand yards of indefensible slough - cost about a million Allied lives. In this now classic account of the Flanders campaign, Leon Wolff graphically describes the whole terrible business: from Haig's initial plan; his determination to carry it out despite constant opposition from the Cabinet and the muddle of doubts and disagreement among the military staff; through the early stages of the great offensive ; and to the scene of the battle itself - the Flanders fields which will forever haunt Western civilization .

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  Paperback
  1994

  $4.33

  Of all the grim, gallant and inglorious battles of the Western Front, Passchendaele is the name evocative of the mud and bl ood that pervaded World War I. The total gain - a few thousand yards of indefensible slough - cost about a million Allied lives. In this account of the Flanders campaign, Leon Wolff describes the whole nightmare business: Haig's initial plan; his determination to carry it out despite constant opposition from the Cabinet and the muddle of doubts and disagreement among the military staff; the early stages of the great offensive ; and the scene of battle itself - the Flanders fields which will forever haunt Western civilization .