1917 the Passhendaele Year: The British Army in Flanders: the Diary of Achiel Van Walleghem

Latre, Guido

ISBN 10: 1911454404 / ISBN 13: 9781911454403

Edité par Edward Everett Root Publishers, 2017

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR009901481

Synopsis :

This unusual work offers a personal documentary and highly individual witness to the terrible events in Flanders in 1917. The Battle of "Third Ypres" - popularly known as "Passchendaele" - epitomized the worst slaughter on the western front of the First World War.

À propos des auteurs: The author, who kept a detailed record of events and attitudes, was a village priest, Achiel Van Walleghem. He lived in Reninghelst, just west of Ypres, and kept an extensive day-by-day account. He was very well informed by the officers lodging in his presbytery. And, urged by his innate curiosity, he witnessed and noted the arrival of the first tanks and the increasing importance of the artillery. He also visited the camps of the Chinese Labour Corps and the British West Indies Regiment. On 7 June 1917 he awoke early to see the enormous mines of the Battle of Messines exploding. And he was present when a deserter was shot at dawn. He records all this - and much more - with an unusual humanity.

Noted scholar on the conflict in Flanders

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : 1917 the Passhendaele Year: The British Army...
Éditeur : Edward Everett Root Publishers
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good