The German Army at Passchendaele

by Jack Sheldon

Book Overview

Even after the passage of almost a century, the name Passchendaele has lost none of its power to shock and dismay. Reeling from the huge losses in earlier battles, the German army was in no shape to absorb the impact of the Battle of Messines and the subsequent bitter attritional struggle.

Throughout the fighting on the Somme the German army had always felt that it had the ability to counter Allied thrusts, but following the shock reverses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783461829
• ISBN13: 9781783461820
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"