Passchendaele

By: Peter Barton

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Hardcover | 26 January 2007 | Edition Number 1

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3.9 x 21.8 x 27.1

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The complete panoramas of Passchendaele from the author of The Battlefields of the First World War.

Today, concertina'd into a single sombre entity known as Passchendaele, the British 1917 offensives in Belgian Flanders have entered the English language as the epitome of all that was both wretched and noble about the Great War. Collectively known as the Third Battle of Ypres, the fighting raged from early June until mid-November, and revealed new depths of tragedy, heights of gallantry, astonishing stoicism, humour, loss, grief, and terrible human suffering. The remains of no less than 200,000 soldiers still lie unfound within the narrow boundaries of the battlefield of Passchendaele. The German panoramas - many of which have not seen the light of day since the end of the war - match and often surpass the Imperial War Museum for both scale and quality. Like their British equivalents, they were taken at huge personal risk by specialist photographers. All the panoramas reveal what no other photographs can - the view beyond the trench parapet - and a great deal more. Also included are unpublished testimony, letters and memoirs from all the different regiments who served on the Somme, sourced from the regimental archives across the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere; stunning mapping, plans and diagrams throughout; and equivalent aerial photographs.

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"'An extraordinary set of panoramic photographs that reveal the battlefields of the Western Front as never before.' The Times 'The book is a magnificent effort and most impressive - one could almost say unique.' Lyn Macdonald 'Is without doubt the best publication on the Great War in many years it is a superb piece of work.' Western Front Association"

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Primary moves	p. 14
First battle, first winter	p. 28
The second battle and the shrinking of the salient	p. 40
Consolidation, clay and concrete	p. 52
Preparing the push	p. 70
Earthquakes and aftershocks	p. 86
Towards the third battle	p. 112
Flandernschlacht - the battle of Pilckem Ridge	p. 140
Dog days - August	p. 192
The Menin Road Ridge, 20-21 September	p. 230
Plumer's second step - polygon	p. 270
Broodseinde	p. 284
Climate change - Poelcappelle and first Passchendaele	p. 322
Into the mire	p. 362
Closure	p. 410
Epilogue	p. 438
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