In Flanders Fields
Passchendaele 1917
Leon Wolff(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-14-139079-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
21 b&w illustrations, references, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139079-6 (9780141390796)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Leon Wolff is American and served in the US Air Force during the Second World War, and his first book, LOW LEVEL MISSION, describes his wartime experiences. Leon Wolff was awarded the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians for his third book, LITTLE BROWN BROTHER.
Content
The deadlock; the home front; the overture; l'affaire Nivele; the interlude; triumph at Messines; the signed contract; on the brink; the opening phase; the intermission; the Menin Road; Haig's decision; the slough of despond; journey's end; war and peace.