They Called It Passchendaele

They Called It Passchendaele

The Classic Account of Passchendaele - Reissued for the First World War Centenary The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country. Lyn Macdonald's Passchendaele tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud, terror and desperate privation, yet it is also a story of immense courage, comradeship, songs, high spirits and bawdy humour. Passchendaele portrays the human realities behind one of the most disastrous events in the history of warfare. 'It is rare to find a history of the First World War which manages to convey the front-line soldiers' experiences and to describe what it was that enabled those who survived to get through it. Lyn Macdonald has done just that' Sunday Times Over the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the First World War. Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors, told in their own words, and cast a unique light on the First World War. Most are published by Penguin.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Viking
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780241952412
ReleaseDate 2013-11-26
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9780241952412

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Viking
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780241952412
ReleaseDate	2013-11-26
UnitCount	1
Format	International Edition
EANs	9780241952412

They Called It Passchendaele

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