Dani Alfonsea Posted 29 August , 2006 Share Posted 29 August , 2006 Hi, The title says it all, really! Would you recommend any titles? Regards, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lund Posted 29 August , 2006 Share Posted 29 August , 2006 Official History of the Great War, Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1917 Volume 2, 7th June - 10th November, Messines and Third Ypres (Passchendaele). James E Edmonds You can get it from the inter-library loan service or buy from Tom Morgan or Naval and Military Press, personally I would recommend Tom Morgan, and not just because he is a forum member. Tony. Link - Tom Morgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 29 August , 2006 Share Posted 29 August , 2006 For Messines Pillars of Fire Ian Passingham. For Paschendaele there are so many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audax Posted 29 August , 2006 Share Posted 29 August , 2006 There aren't really that many good books on Passchendaele. You could start with 'Passchendaele : The Sacrificial Ground' (2000) by Nigel Steel and Peter Hart. This book brings together the latest critical analysis of the conduct of the battle with a wide range of first hand accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Take on me Posted 30 August , 2006 Share Posted 30 August , 2006 I would (and did) start with Passchendaele The Untold Story by Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson. Plus points are that this book is a very good, readable history of the battle in about 250 pages. They are fairly critical of the British High Command and don't mention the attritional effects of the battle, however theirs is a very good analysis. This can be supplemented with a slightly more revisionist approach through the appropriate chapter in Gary Sheffield's Forgotten Victory. Hope that helps, Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 30 August , 2006 Share Posted 30 August , 2006 In addition to the titles already mentioned, there are also two books in the "Battleground Europe" series: "Messines Ridge" by P. Oldham and "Passchendaele" by N. Cave. Both very useful in relating the 1917 battlefields to what can be seen today. In the same vein - considering what can be seen today - is the new "Pocket Battlefield Guide to Ypres and Passchendaele" by Maj. and Mrs. Holt. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 30 August , 2006 Share Posted 30 August , 2006 Totally agree with Pillars of Fire for Passchendaele and the Untold Story and would also recommend They Called it Passchendaele. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani Alfonsea Posted 31 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 August , 2006 Thank you gentlemen. I have taken note and will order some of the above. Regards, Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted 31 August , 2006 Share Posted 31 August , 2006 Beneath Flanders Fields: the Tunnellers War 1914-1918, by Barton, Doyle and Vandewalle is also relevant - especially on Messines. Ste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted 31 August , 2006 Share Posted 31 August , 2006 Passchendaele - The Hollow Victory by Martin Marix Evans provides a day by day chronicle and includes such information as Biography's of the key Commanders and Orders of Battle. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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