stu Posted 11 April , 2005 Share Posted 11 April , 2005 Can anyone please recommend good books covering Third Ypres,Ive already read "They called it Passchendaele" but are now looking for more on the subject. Many thanks. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 11 April , 2005 Share Posted 11 April , 2005 I suggest for starters: McCarthy: 'Passchendaele, the Day by Day Account' (Arms and Armour 1995) Liddle (ed) 'Passchendaele in Perspective' (Pen and Sword, 1997) Prior and Wilson: 'Passchendaele, the Untold story' (Yale university Press 1996) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 11 April , 2005 Share Posted 11 April , 2005 You may also like to read "Passchendale" by Peter Hart and Nigel Steel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 11 April , 2005 Share Posted 11 April , 2005 Depending on the depth required, the following are also useful... "In Flanders Fields" by Leon Wolff (1958, reprinted many times) "Passchendaele and the Battles of Ypres" by Marix-Evans ( 1997) "The Battle Book of Ypres" by Beatrix Brice (1927 - reprinted since) "Official History of the War -Military Operations in Farnce and Flanders-1917-vol 2" by Brig.Gen Edmonds (1948, since re-printed) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landsturm Posted 11 April , 2005 Share Posted 11 April , 2005 A Storm in Flanders by Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump, yup ) deals with the whole Great War-history in the area. Comprehensive reading, I liked the book although some say they don`t... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 12 April , 2005 Share Posted 12 April , 2005 'They Called it Passchendaele' and 'In Flanders Fields' are both very readable accounts, but are dated. 'They Called it Passchendaele' suffers from the strengths and weakenesses of all Lyn MacDonald books: a valuable collection of first-hand accounts but not so good a presentation of the wider context. 'In Flanders Fields' needs to be read alongside a more modern book such as 'The Untold Story' or the appropriate chapter in Gary Sheffield's 'Forgotten Victory'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen binks Posted 12 April , 2005 Share Posted 12 April , 2005 I suggest for starters: McCarthy: 'Passchendaele, the Day by Day Account' (Arms and Armour 1995) Liddle (ed) 'Passchendaele in Perspective' (Pen and Sword, 1997) Prior and Wilson: 'Passchendaele, the Untold story' (Yale university Press 1996) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would agree with Mark. The Prior & Wilson book is by far the best book I have read on 3rd Ypres. Stephen Binks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 13 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 13 April , 2005 Many thanks to you all for your help. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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