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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Background
The Terrain
The Weather
The Experience of War in 1916 and 1917
The Learning Curve
Messines
The Campaign Chronicle
1 June 1917: Gough Prepares a Massive Blow Against the German Fourth Army
10 July: German Assault at Lombartzyde Thrown Back at the Heavy Cost of Two British battalions
17 July: British Bombardment on the Ypres front Begins – Fifth Army Gathers for the Attack
25 July: Six-Day Delay Ordered – Battle to Commence on 31 July
27 July: The Guards Cross the Yser Canal
31 July: Battle of Pilkem Ridge – Massive British Assault Achieves an Advance of 3,000 Yards (2.7km)
16 August 1917: Battle of Langemarck – Fifth Army Secures the Steenbeek and Seizes the Village of Langemarck
19 August 1917: Dramatic Success of British Tanks
22 August 1917: Remaining Strong points on the Zonnebeke-Langemarck Road Attacked With Little Success
25 August 1917: Inverness Copse Lost
27 August 1917: Springfield Falls to the Worcestershires
31 August: Second Army Publishes New Guidelines For Attacks
20 September 1917: Battle of the Menin Road
Wednesday 26 September 1917: Battle of Polygon Wood
4 October 1917: Battle of Broodseinde
9 October 1917: Battle of Poelcappelle
12 October 1917: First Battle of Passchendaele – ANZACS and British Flounder in Mud and Blood on Passchendaele Ridge
22 October 1917: Fifth Army Attacks
26 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, First Phase – Canadians Reach Dry Ground
27 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, First Phase – Canadians Consolidate
Tuesday 30 October 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Second Phase – Crest Farm and Meetcheele in Canadian Hands
Tuesday 6 November 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Third Phase – Passchendaele Falls to the Canadians
Saturday 10 November 1917: Second Battle of Passchendaele, Final Phase – Canadians Secure the High Ground
Aftermath
The Context
A Flawed Plan?
Should It Have Been Stopped?
What Went Wrong?
Was It Worth It?
Biographical Notes
Orders of Battle
Campaign Glossary
Sources and Bibliography
Index
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