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The Road to Passchendaele: The Heroic Year in Soldiers' Own Words and Photographs Kindle Edition

by Richard van Emden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
A history of World War I’s Battle of Passchendaele featuring words and photographs from the British soldiers who were there.

Passchendaele is the next volume in the highly-regarded series of books from the best-selling First World War historian Richard van Emden. Once again, using the winning formula of diaries and memoirs, and above all original photographs taken on illegally-held cameras by the soldiers themselves, Richard tells the story of 1917, of life both in and out of the line culminating in perhaps the most dreaded battle of them all, the Battle of Passchendaele.

The author has an outstanding collection of over 5,000 privately-taken and overwhelmingly unpublished photographs, revealing the war as it was seen by the men involved, an existence that was sometimes exhilarating, too often terrifying, and occasionally even fun. Richard van Emden interviewed 270 veterans of the Great War, has written extensively about the soldiers’ lives, and has worked on many television documentaries, always concentrating on the human aspects of war, its challenge and its cost to the millions of men involved.
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  1. Print length
    435 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  4. Publication date
    June 30, 2017
  5. File size
    43.4 MB
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Many of our readers will be familiar with Van Emden's work and his style and authority when writing on the subject. I felt this was one of his best volumes to date, allowing the men to tell their own story.
Mark Marsay, The Great War Magazine

Lavishly illustrated and well-written this is an ideal place for the Passchendaele novice to start.
Guild of Battlefield Guides

“van Emden draws from his outstanding collection of over 5,000 privately taken and overwhelmingly unpublished photographs, revealing the battle as it was seen by the men involved… a timely and timeless contribution to the growing library of World War I histories and memoirs.”
Midwest Book Review December 2017

"Richard van Emden is one of the world's leading authorities on WW1, and his contribution to the literature of Passchendaele is, quite simply, outstanding. Many of the photographs in this book are new, never before seen, but that is not what makes this book special, rather, it is the dignity and unparalleled authority Richard has in telling the story of Passchendaele. A worthy commemoration of the men who fought and died there. Superlative."
Books Monthly

About the Author

Richard van Emden interviewed 270 veterans of the Great War, has written extensively about the soldiers' lives, and has worked on many television documentaries, always concentrating on the human aspects of war, its challenge and its cost to the millions of men involved. Richard van Emden’s books have sold over 660,000 copies and have appeared in The Times’ bestseller chart on a number of occasions.

He has also worked on more than a dozen television programmes on the Great War, including the award-winning Roses of No Man’s Land, Britain’s Boy Soldiers, A Poem for Harry, War Horse: the Real Story, Teenage Tommies with Fergal Keane and most recently, Hidden Histories: WW1’s Forgotten Photographs. He lives in London.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071JN1382
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military; Reprint edition (June 30, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 43.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 435 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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  • Aidan Mullen
    5.0 out of 5 stars I like it
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2024
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  • Eddie Fitzroy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, plenty of details but it's the personal ...
    Reviewed in Canada on October 7, 2017
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    Great book , plenty of details but it's the personal accounts of the conditions that are if interest to me.
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  • Paul
    5.0 out of 5 stars Informative read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2017
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    Well written. Very humbling, you realise what suffering and mental torture these brave people went through.
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  • David Scarrett
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on Passchendaele
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2017
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    Having been interested in the 3rd Battle of Ypres for many years I bought this book on a recommendation and wasn't disappointed. The tales of the old soldiers were good and the photos were new to me.
    Overall a good read.
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    Another excellent edition
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2018
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    very good read
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