TO PLAY A GIANT'S PART: THE ROLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PASSCHENDAELE
Written by Robert Alan Perry
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.
in 2014
ISBN: 9781783311460
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TO PLAY A GIANT'S PART: THE ROLE OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT PASSCHENDAELE
Written by Robert Alan Perry.
Stock no. 1329900
1st.
2014.
Softcover.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition.
A full and accurate account of the Battles of Ypres 1917. Large format. Cardwraps. 598 pages. B/w photos, tables and maps. ISBN: 9781783311460. A super copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Title page
- Dedication page
- Author's note
- Map Ypres Salient
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - The Northern Operation
- Part 1 The complexities of coalition warfare
- Part 2 "A mere gamble would be both a folly and a crime"
- Part 3 "A largely strategic objective"
- Chapter 2 - "We are not on the Black Line" The Battle of Pilkem Ridge
- Part 1 A stream too far
- Part 2 "We were thus under fire from the North South and East
- Chapter 3 - "Too great a hurry" The Battle of Langemarck
- Chapter 4 - "Magnificent in accuracy and volume" The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
- Chapter 5 - "In the face of confusion and great danger" The Battle of Polygon Wood
- Chapter 6 - "We could have captured Passchendaele" The Battle of Broodseinde
- Chapter 7 - "Almost unimaginable difficulties" The Battle of Poelcappelle
- Chapter 8 - "Every man steeled his heart" The First Battle of Passchendaele
- Chapter 9 - "All that was humanly possible" The Second Battle of Passchendaele
- Part 1 "I urge unhesitatingly the continuance of the offensive"
- Part 2 "Men set their teeth and wondered, who's next?"
- Chapter 10 - The Ragged Sword
- Postscript
- Appendix