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Passchendaele: The Hollow Victory (Campaign Chronicles) Kindle Edition

by Martin Matrix Evans (Author), Christopher Summerville (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 105 ratings
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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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Martin Marix Evans is an author and historian.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DN5TY1U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military; Illustrated edition (June 19, 2006)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2006
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5369 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
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    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 105 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022
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Full of insightful information from start to finish. It gave the battle and its horrors from a much more human perspective.
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GERARD LA TOURNERIE
5.0 out of 5 stars Passchendaele: The Hollow Victory (Campaign Chronicles)
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2014
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AN IMPORTANT READ ON A TRAGIC BATTLE IN THE LAST DAYS OF WW I, IN FLANDERS FIELDS, NEAR YEPS, OR LEPER IN FLEMISH, IMPORTANT TO ME SINCE MY FRENCH GRANDFATHER FOUGHT IN WW I FOR THE FRENCH, AT VERDUN AND WW II FOR THE AMERICANS IN NORTH AFRICA. A BUSINESS ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE IN AUSTRLAIS'S UNCLE WAS AN AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL CORPSMAN-STRETCHER BEARER IN WW I, WHO VOLUNTEERED TO GO BACK FOR 1 MORE LITTER DURING THE BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE IN WW I AND WAS KILLED IN THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORT NOV 1918.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014
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gets rather tedious, but of course the subject matter has something to do with that...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2018
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Well written and readable.
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Bryan Woodward
3.0 out of 5 stars This book is heavy going unless you are an historian ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015
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This book is heavy going unless you are an historian. All the facts and figures are there but it is more of a text book than one you just sit and read. To make sense of the detail you need to be familiar with army units (companies, battalions, brigades, divisions, corps) and it helps to have maps at hand. For anyone who wants to know about the grim battle this is the one to read.
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Mikey
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2014
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An enjoyable read, but slanted more to the devotee of military history, than a casual reader.
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Pruman
5.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing, balanced account
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2015
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Having read a lot of accounts of the war as a whole and two biographies of Douglas Haig, I found this detailed account and carefully reasoned summation of the battle's place in the overall context absorbing. The sometimes horrific detail gleaned from individual accounts is quite shattering at times. I particularly liked the potted biographies towards the end. Some authors include these as various personalities appear, weighing down the narrative. As the first detailed account of one battle I have read, it wets the appetite for more. Recommended for those who are fairly knowledgeable on the overall war but seek more detail.
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marlo
3.0 out of 5 stars Good coherent detail showing what was/wasn't achieved
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2017
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Good to see the contribution of those from the Empire especially the Canadians recognised. Good overall coverage of people/places and would recommend for any wishing to understand and possibly visit the scenes of conflict.
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