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The BEF in 1917: Arras, Vimy, Messines, Passchendaele and Cambrai (Paperback)

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By Bob Carruthers
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Pages: 128
Illustrations: 200
ISBN: 9781473837799
Published: 29th November 2017

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This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of rare photographs illustrating the years of fighting on the northern sector of the Ypres salient, which finally culminated in the capture of the ridge at Passchendaele, accompanied by a powerful text written by Official War Correspondent Philip Gibbs, who was an eyewitness to the events. Photographs from the battlefield illustrate the terrible conditions, which the British forces on the battlefield endured in the notorious engagement, which has become synonymous with mud and squalor.

This book incorporates a wide range of images, encompassing the actions of the British infantry and their supporting artillery. Also featured are images which depict the almost incomprehensible state of the waterlogged trenches. Portraits of the British troops are contrasted with German prisoners of war and the endless battle to get the supply columns through to the front.

Superb collection. 10/10

The Great War magazine, May 2018

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The Armourer, March 2018

As we have come into the final year of the 100th anniversary of the Great War this is one I'd rate as one of the best photo collections which illustrate those events so well, specifically from the viewpoint of the BEF. Easily one to recommend.

Read the complete review here.

Military Model Scene, Robin Buckland

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Cher Ami, IPMS Great War SIG

About Bob Carruthers

Bob Carruthers is one of the UK’s leading military historians and is famous in the UK for the bestselling book The Wehrmacht in Russia, published by Pen & Sword, which topped Amazon bestseller charts in 2012. Bob is also an Emmy AwardTM winning filmmaker whose work in the form of series such as Battlefield, Line of Fire, and Weapons of War are channel staples that are shown on BBC, Channel 4, Discovery, PBS and numerous other channels around the world.

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