A look at the 1917 battle through the eyes of historians
Lachlan MIFFLIN
Battle of passchendaele
Explore the history and significance of the Battle of Passchendaele, a major World War I conflict. Learn about the strategies, sacrifices, and outcomes of this pivotal event in military history.
A timeline of events before, during and after the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), one of the bloodiest episodes of the First World War.
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Images of Russian soldier Maria Bochkareva and British nurse Edith Cavell appear in The Great War in Portraits, an exhibition that begins next month.
Terry Roberts
A look at the 1917 battle through the eyes of historians
Alan Bateman
AT PRECISELY 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 27, 1944, the relative quiet of RAF Fauld near Staffordshire, England was shattered when a 4,000-lb. bomb in the base’s 1,700 sq. ft. underground munitions bunker accidentally detonated. The resulting...
RobbieMack
Cooks of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry prepare a meal for their battalion on field cookers beside a screened camouflaged road near Ypres, 1 October 1917.
Anne-Marie Burgon
JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL says the battle that became a byword for futility 100 years ago taught British troops how to win the war
Abraham
Thursday I am going to return to an implied definition of grand strategy found in Dr. Patrick Porter’s The Offshore Balancer in his post Lecture Notes: Grand Strategy. Here is a quote from th…
Michelle McClinn
Allied soldiers are seen chatting to locals, smiling and taking time out during the Battle of Passchendaele, where more than 500,000 men lost their lives, from July 31 to November 6, 1917.
Alison Bohan
Battle of the Menin Road Ridge. Troops of the 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry preparing to advance on the village of Veldhoek, 20 September 1917.
JUAN CARLOS