YpresYpres
the First Battle, 1914
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Book, 2004
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Current format, Book, 2004, 1st ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsConditions at Ypres were hideous from the start, stayed hideous for four years, and were used a quarter of a century later to justify, in part, the next world war. Military historian and educator Beckett meticulously describes the first battle that ended open, mobile warfare on the Western Front. He carefully follows the movements of troops and material that led to contact, the moments of battle, advance and retreat, and the Kindermord, the "slaughter of the innocents" that so affected the
young Adolf Hitler. Beckett carefully analyzes the issue of the "immortal salient," and how the battle created myths about the British army and its relations with the French and Belgians that persist to this day. Beckett includes transcripts of the original orders of battle and a substantial bibliography. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
young Adolf Hitler. Beckett carefully analyzes the issue of the "immortal salient," and how the battle created myths about the British army and its relations with the French and Belgians that persist to this day. Beckett includes transcripts of the original orders of battle and a substantial bibliography. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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- Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Education, 2004.
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