Passchendaele: the Hollow Victory by Martin Marix Evans

Passchendaele: the Hollow Victory by Martin Marix Evans

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Passchendaele is one of the most evocative names associated with the Great War. Yet, as the author demonstrates in this perceptive reassessment, some common assumptions about the course of the battle - and the ways in which it was fought - are mistaken, and should be looked at again.

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Passchendaele: the Hollow Victory by Martin Marix Evans

Passchendaele is one of the most evocative names associated with the Great War. For over 80 years, the battle has epitomized pointless slaughter on an unimaginable scale. The bare statistics are shocking in themselves - the British, French and German armies suffered over half a million casualties between July and November 1917. Ever since, the image of hapless soldiers struggling through the mud and the shellfire has come to represent the futility of trench warfare and the incompetence of their commanders. Yet, as Martin Marix Evans demonstrates in this gripping and perceptive reassessment, some common assumptions about the course of the battle - and the ways in which it was fought - are mistaken and should be looked at again.
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ISBN 13 9781844153688
ISBN 10 1844153681
Title Passchendaele: the Hollow Victory
Author Martin Marix Evans
Series Campaign Chronicles Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published 2005-07-26
Number of pages 192
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