Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation

Auteur(s) : Rawson, Andrew  Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : The Passchendaele campaign, 1917 [Texte imprimé] / Andrew Rawson

Publication : Barnsley : Pen and Sword Military, 2017

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xiv, 239 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Note(s) : Includes index
"This is an account of the British Expeditionary Force's battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping. The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 17 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with success on 31 July but was soon bogged down due to the August rains. Three huge attacks between 20 September and 4 October had the Germans reeling, but again the weather intervened and the campaign ended with little attacks across the muddy slopes of the Passchendaele Ridge. Each large battle and minor action is given equal treatment, giving a detailed insight into the most talked about side of the campaign. There are details on the planning of each offensive and the changing tactics used by both sides. There is discussion about how the infantry, the artillery, the engineers and the Royal Flying Corps worked together."--Book jacket

Sujet(s) : 3e bataille d'Ypres (1917)  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Opérations militaires -- Belgique  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Grande-Bretagne. Army. British Expeditionary Force  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Indice(s) Dewey :  940.431 (23e éd.) = Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 - Campagnes et batailles terrestres de 1917, fronts occidental et austro-italien  Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet

Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1526704005. - ISBN 9781526704009

Identifiant de la notice  : ark:/12148/cb47264847v

Notice n° :  FRBNF47264847 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)

Table des matières : Regimental abbreviations ; Introduction ; 1. A growing danger ; 2. Hell itself burst forth ; 3. Each a volcano in itself ; 4. More like a picnic than a battle ; 5. A change from going over the top ; 6. Every time a coconut ; 7. A perfect inferno ; 8. A very weak and disorganised state ; 9. Hard going through the mud ; 10. Bite and hold ; 11. A killing by the artillery ; 12. Like spectres out of the mist ; 13. Everything is absolutely très bon ; 14. Men plunged onward into the sticky gloom ; 15. A great keenness and determination ; 16. Like beaters on a pheasant shoot ; 17. An incredible degree of mismanagement ; 18. Rain is our one effective ally ; 19. No troops have had to face worse conditions ; 20. They touched bottom on the way to misery ; Conclusions on the campaign.