Passchendaele 1917

By Chris McNab

The Battle of Passchendaele has come to epitomize the mud and blood of the First World War.

Passchendaele is perhaps one of the most iconic campaigns of the First World War, coming to symbolize the mud and blood of the battlefield like no other. Fought for over three months under some of the worst conditions of the war, fighting became bogged down in a quagmire that made it almost impossible for any gains to be made.

In this Battle Story, Chris McNab seeks to lift the battle out of its controversy and explain what really happened and why. Complete with detailed maps and photographs, as well as fascinating facts and profiles of the leaders, this is the best introduction to this legendary battle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dundurn
• Release date: May 21, 2016
• ISBN: 9781459734197

Chris McNab

Chris McNab is a writer and editor who specialises in military history and technology. He is an author of many internationally bestselling books on weapons and warfare, including titles in the Battle Story series on Verdun and Cambrai, as well as The World War I Story (all The History Press) i, as well as The Great Book of Guns; How to Survive Anything, Anywhere; The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War; Modern Military Uniforms; The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook; and Special Forces Survival Guide.

Book preview

�w2^book_preview_excerpt.html�Z]s���+x�$3-�i�4ud[���V�R���X
Xd �>�?���{�%=��]�T�NG��$ �޽�{�/�gg��>�\|��.^<�_/����w�|5���=>_��x2��n\g[��{�uq����-^��~��g~ׯ������K�X�m6�\⦱�U_{��0j[[umK��|��/'�V'�P���i\��$}���C���G{B� nt��_����֚vl�K�/;�e�}���ݗ,�Ɔ��_�̟�(��erCg���Z3���^1H��~ _�],^ڵ6g�����=sl�{�R�&��}�uᵳm���1cq^��i�]����m��/NM5ޯ��\[�ٮ���ѧ��ql���Lxo��v&�w�]�z�gl�JTJ9=:%>X���M�NG�~���@�z_=v�
/G��*�iے�i�������ʖ�|Y���%�&Ʋ�}e�~M$��z��8��(���k�G��]�������~okS���U�l�G�>��r �0���X~��>�ǛOW�����������"��z`���#���.S�����0F߭���
ٓ1���-���Ί����vqϱ�k�!1x��x�͕�?���q��ρg�)�{,���X��J�����h��o7��r},2NAr�����D /}T4��XT(ː
Mh�8whvQH�6�_(y��$�����35v��� m.=r+ol����)� ��*�1.�1X{���*��UD����ʏ���X�M�)��Їlk7�8/bS�4��ƕ�ݏ�w�����
��<|�0�]zp���‡����R�.��҇���56�PƷ��HYQ�;z�9�5H�G�����F�2'93�PX7��ք���jy/S�H?��C�ը������F�2�X�0֦l�%��e�7;[DaB�W83�r���/�B��";V�� aY��V�X�eM`Wl#9ȴ��Jdm���䙑:2�����z�E�x_�՞iDh-��T7�났Q\23���q�ӄ�x�g\��"�yx���k\sc�-�#i�d&� ��TX���q3�sU��!�睷�(k�r J�q���׬�bC����\or��#���ܲ��������5�A���5N%a]�F)6D!�����9!�K��|/om���k�l R�&�r��tVә��u )q���9�2Q��U�R��"��%_9��l�H�O5��h7��IGQ|GA���[0A�i��/>Z�Ѹ�N/�f2�nHF�=�!Yg]LQ
�]�0�Ӎ�#�˂�%�`ä� Ëh�3>kK�.Ù��a�/-C���c�q��d;s|�X���D����Nc�#���hU�[�W�V�+��}�Ûo�^ 0���^��,�<��O��O��p�z{�m�[��"���Y�1�ؙ�,m@�z��Lrٴ:��ߩ�"�t�� `���b���K�u�<���*��k���W�
KEV�~_�Vl��#����e;UY�k˪���z�~@�̰�(�����e $�֎$��ݜ���@�v$�A�)���{�
&����5�r� ���Wd*v_ߑ�A�X�P�� � �p,��E��&`Q���臉4~)\|�J⬄��娇�WSp�|K�!Q������Pr��BS&��r�D.e.��f���"���U�^��L�C���� �L�� ��g�U�WM�$��N��z��ESO��P����Y�JSX0ɰ q����\)�ϣ���� ��=5��6��Ao�%�S�(��u�?Ź�寞��u_|ES����ek;*Hk㒴?b��#i�z����Z�� V�
����` Y�U(�(�6�ɣ�̔8�Sy�FB�;���4Ρ;��H��[���:3V6ִ1��,1vi+�ݩe^��bm���u�U��EfE�>���*s\ �˷-�tF+����qG�%�_ٝ�+e���pU#ϩ\3g��;�s���H,�oR�G)���~�&l���yd�:$)rq�-YK�q���BzD��/���U/ 뤹�8#P�J����d�6����)�f�� &��J�С�pbp����@)�)Vo)���eb�צ#ؽ��� �.�Η�f�
�x{��D�{�GX3Z�bd.�H�D�U�-|��3qa�4�2��'ʲ��9A�gx�!9��� ��m �|�LF�t�S��L����1 ��{�Ƶ�m]�A�G�qΕ�Ϫ�,����+��#��f��e��>�MuPO�!'�Q�+AD������Xb�~4[=�s�/[)�-bq�at�����>�vC�By���h�p�QA$��G]��r��
`U|����7_k��l}�"���������SM�����g�T4������^[�q��"�[j�W�ySiu��E�߂�J#�; ��ծGӁ4��-�I?vR7�Ev������p,���YW;ET%5���������\�'��?|�T�����ʜ���$%�|����4m� }**�M)\uKe� > G���/Qk�)Գ@{��t5�s�e}�_XFHϟ�Ôo&�j� t6�^��J U��z��k��N"}$B#�hш?E�J��`VU���6S)0I�Ma�U��"wh�٤q�C��G��ꪴ�'@ 5,���T�y�D%��]�(�����h@��.R �_��`�O�Оt���/�i���8��G�8�1�j�`��(�����%'Q��:Q��0�(���8/��`�f�_�mSm�N*��Hq9+/�'�uٴ�r�Xp�\s �_��R�w���6�pN���!��s�z��,,��5�h�#l"�?�� ��{M��pVڡ�];5�� �"��}
�h;䥬����h��������&���
����PT"��o�k�� iؗZ�M����t9���}s�H���d͘)C �2�s�D���xT�ᴜ|��K�!����T9�,�&0s����F�xi��)��(̚������Č��#�2��:i$��)\E��pR���Y���Mk��v:�I�B��."����@ʡÒ
��_I���#����I�TA|!z�
΋�q�D~2��3%�CW9�!L�j���F��������}���]\h9�F���#������p5f�������;�r�+Z��a����N���ΉS�/�CX@e�?�j����viL�[�4�3y������Ḛ`�@(����Z��ڸV|r1'B�@m9%MDl?V~��[���g�G�'����.�'���F2qt=�Pmo��_�y�%p G�~ ��T8������%A�F�Fp6�bb��<8y�����6%�H�������"�&P�D?��^���4W"a(#��]�����t�{�E�@Z��.g��)�
��?���)9�X:�<��y�Q�'������� ���Kf)Q�M7�{���������}�+Wad���1[�ˢ�cV45KZ�uMA�m�6{��ܛ���'o��6���C�TS*��6��L��k�ϐAd�o�"s�I�R��,�NQ2*)0d����c��|��� �v�����h�ԓ�v��hH��K�~!��yȂP���H�a��)bqDQ�@2��4އ�0��v�І�d��sC�OǓBSPRK�q��/�zL?��T��-< �����fP�m�6�dc��F��ˋ˯���MR2�M����9'i������ܿ~���r#G��<*��r�^����"����/�A�����(��A9�=O��m�T�!�, �y/&_�y�&�4�:H^B����K��vR!"i/Ի=h+D���$W`�F[������V�]����O�3���k�����t�ը����U�hy�n��L.׼L�S��ŹD���'��QULW��������*w���_&G�2)ЂQ�K� �

Enjoying the preview?

Subscribe to continue reading