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Pillars of fire : the battle of Messines Ridge, June 1917
- Title
- Pillars of fire : the battle of Messines Ridge, June 1917 / Ian Passingham ; foreword by Peter Simkins.
- Author
- Passingham, Ian.
- Publication
- Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub., 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D542.M4 P37 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxviii, 223 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Alternative Title
- Battle of Messines Ridge, June 1917
- Subjects
- Belgium
- 1914-1918
- World War > (1914-1918)
- Battle of Messines > (Belgium : > 1917)
- Military history
- Great Britain > Army > British Expeditionary Force
- Belgium > Mesen
- Mesen (Belgium) > History, Military
- World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western, 1917
- Military campaigns
- Messines, Battle of, Belgium, 1917
- World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Belgium > Mesen
- Genre/Form
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-215) and index.
- Contents
- An orchestra of war -- Instruments of war -- Across the wire : towards 'Soldatend?mmerung' -- Overture : 1-6 June -- 'The Messines symphony'. First movement and phase one : 'Soldatend?mmerung', a.m. 7 June -- Second movement and phase two : 'strike the chord', p.m. 7 June -- Third movement : 'not a retreat, merely a withdrawal', 8-14 June -- Fourth movement : 'opportunity gained ... and lost' -- Finale : repercussions : Third Ypres, Cambrai and crisis -- Coda : the legacy of Messines -- Postscript : 'To my chum'.
- ISBN
- 0750917040
- 9780750917049
- LCCN
- 99193844
- OCLC
- ocm42667933
- 42667933
- SCSB-574672
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library