Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Dark journey
Other Name
Passchendaele, the Somme and the New Zealand experience on the Western Front--cover subtitle. (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Place
Date
2015
Physical Description
544 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781460750438
9780730492214
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
Paperback edition
Subject Category
Content
Foreword -- acknowledgments -- massacre at Passchendaele -- introduction: an untold story -- the military background -- success: 4 October -- prelude to disaster: 9 October -- disaster: 12 October -- the legacy of Passchendaele -- conclusion -- Spring Offensive -- introduction: storm warning -- storm clouds -- a brief interlude -- the storm breaks: 21-25 March 1918 -- a hurried journey: 22-26 March 1918 -- into the storm: 26 March 1918 -- stopping the storm: 27 March 1918 -- holding the storm: 28-30 March 1918 -- a lull: 31 March-4 April 1918 -- weathering the storm: 5 April 1918 -- damage assessment -- conclusion -- bloody Bapaume: introduction: 'dead lucky' to survive' -- the military background -- opening moves: 8-21 August 1918 -- attack and counterattack: 21-23 August 1918 -- the first attempt on Bapaume: 24 August 1918 -- cutting the crossroads: 25 August 1918 -- the third attempt: 26 August 1918 -- the battle for the town: 27-29 August 1918 -- the battle for the surrounds: 30 August-2 September 1918 -- 'bloody Bapaume': retrospective -- conclusions: a significant milestone.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: World War One; First World War]
Passchendaele, the Somme and the New Zealand experience on the Western Front--Front cover. First published in hardback in 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Notes
Glyn Harper is Professor of War Studies at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He was the Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies for eight years.
Collection Type
Reading Room
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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