This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the
actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of
rare photographs illustrating the years of fighting on the northern
sector of the Ypres salient, which finally culminated in the capture
of the ridge at Passchendaele, accompanied by a powerful text written
by Official War Correspondent Philip Gibbs, who was an eyewitness to
the events. Photographs from the battlefield illustrate the terrible
conditions, which the British forces on the battlefield endured in the
notorious engagement, which has become synonymous with mud and
squalor.This book incorporates a wide range of images, encompassing
the actions of the British infantry and their supporting artillery.
Also featured are images which depict the almost incomprehensible
state of the waterlogged trenches. Portraits of the British troops are
contrasted with German prisoners of war and the endless battle to get
the supply columns through to the front.
Les mer
Arras, Vimy, Messines, Passchendaele and Cambrai
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781473889378
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter