Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story / Glyn Harper ; foreword by Sir Michael Hardie Boys.

By:

Harper, Glyn, 1958- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland [N.Z.] : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2000.Description: 208 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:

9781869503420

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

940.431 21

LOC classification:

D542.Y72 H37 2000

Summary: Glyn Harper brings this ill-fated battle to life. The background to the situation facing the Allies in October 1917 is outlined, and the first assault on Passchendaele is described. The rationale of the strategists, the concern of some officers and the desperation of the fighting men are all recorded her. Judicious use of diary extracts and recorded interviews transport the reader to the centre of this harrowing event. The appendix lists the names and details of the soldiers killed at Passchendaele.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage	Non Fiction	940.431 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00261840

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205) and index.

Glyn Harper brings this ill-fated battle to life. The background to the situation facing the Allies in October 1917 is outlined, and the first assault on Passchendaele is described. The rationale of the strategists, the concern of some officers and the desperation of the fighting men are all recorded her. Judicious use of diary extracts and recorded interviews transport the reader to the centre of this harrowing event. The appendix lists the names and details of the soldiers killed at Passchendaele.

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