An authoritative survey.

hauntingly magnificent

Well worth investing in

An authoritative survey

`An authoritative survey'

`... hauntingly magnificent'

Passchendaele is the third volume in the ongoing project to
recover and publish the unseen battlefield panoramas of the First World
War. Includes newly discovered German collections and as yet unpublished
British images. Today bearing the single name Passchendaele, the 1917
British summer offensive in Belgian Flanders has entered the English
language as the epitome of all that was both wretched and noble about the
Great War. The remains of no fewer than 200,000 soldiers still lie unfound
within the narrow boundaries of the battleground. Here are the battlefields
of the Ypres Salient as you have never seen them before, from the start of
the battle to the desolation of 1918. Peter Barton presents over 50
extraordinary panoramas of the conflict, including 20 German scenes that
that have not seen the light of day since the war. All the panoramas were
taken at huge personal risk by specialist photographers. They reveal what
no other photographs have - the view beyond both British and German trench
parapets - and a great deal more. Also included are unpublished
testimonies, letters and memoirs from many of the units who served, sourced
from archives across the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere, with
stunning mapping, plans and diagrams throughout and equivalent aerial
photographs.

"Passchendaele" is the third volume in the ongoing project to recover and publish the unseen battlefield panoramas of the First World War. This title includes newly discovered German collections and as yet unpublished British images. Today bearing the single name "Passchendaele", the 1917 British summer offensive in Belgian Flanders has entered the English language as the epitome of all that was both wretched and noble about the Great War. The remains of no fewer than 200,000 soldiers still lie unfound within the narrow boundaries of the battleground. Here are the battlefields of the Ypres Salient as you have never seen them before, from the start of the battle to the desolation of 1918. Peter Barton presents over 50 extraordinary panoramas of the conflict, including 20 German scenes that that have not seen the light of day since the war. All the panoramas were taken at huge personal risk by specialist photographers.They reveal what no other photographs have - the view beyond both British and German trench parapets - and a great deal more.

Also included are unpublished testimonies, letters and memoirs from many of the units who served, sourced from archives across the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere, with stunning mapping, plans and diagrams throughout and equivalent aerial photographs.

2008-08-11 Simply the Best

Got this book at xmas,and already have read it twice.An incredible book,the best on the 1st world war i have read.It gets into the minds of the generals,as well as the ordinary tommies.If you like first war,buy this book!!