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Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story

Glyn Harper

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Description:While the military disaster of Passchendaele in World War One is a pivotal event in New Zealand's history, the full story has never been told. On one fateful morning on 12 October 1917, more than 1000 New Zealanders were killed and over 2000 wounded. Glyn Harper has rectified this glaring omission with a detailed account of the operation and its aftermath. Using wherever possible the words of those who were there, he shows what happened and why, offering intriguing reasons for this country's collective amnesia about Passchendaele and how the tragedy has sinnce influenced our attitude to war. The book concludes with a moving roll-call of the soldiers who died at Passchendaele. Glyn Harper is Commanding officer of the Military Studies Institute Trentham, and a well-known military historian. His previous book, Kippenberger: An Inspired New Zealand Commander, was published in 1997.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story. To get started finding Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 208

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release: 2000

ISBN: 1869503422

Description: While the military disaster of Passchendaele in World War One is a pivotal event in New Zealand's history, the full story has never been told. On one fateful morning on 12 October 1917, more than 1000 New Zealanders were killed and over 2000 wounded. Glyn Harper has rectified this glaring omission with a detailed account of the operation and its aftermath. Using wherever possible the words of those who were there, he shows what happened and why, offering intriguing reasons for this country's collective amnesia about Passchendaele and how the tragedy has sinnce influenced our attitude to war. The book concludes with a moving roll-call of the soldiers who died at Passchendaele. Glyn Harper is Commanding officer of the Military Studies Institute Trentham, and a well-known military historian. His previous book, Kippenberger: An Inspired New Zealand Commander, was published in 1997.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story. To get started finding Massacre at Passchendaele : the New Zealand story, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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