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Of all the grim, gallant and inglorious battles of the Western Front, this is the name uniquely evocative of the "mud and blood" that pervaded the First World War. The total gain - a few thousand yards of indefensible slough - cost about a million Allied lives. In this now classic account of the Flanders campaign, Leon Wolff graphically describes the whole terrible business: from Haig's initial plan; his determination to carry it out despite constant opposition from the Cabinet and the muddle of doubts and disagreement among the military staff; through the early stages of the "great offensive"; and to the scene of the battle itself - the Flanders fields which will "forever haunt Western civilization".
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?To Mr. Wolff, the story of Flanders is largely an exemplification--in its purest and direst form--of the nature of war and the nature of political leadership. This is not to render the book a tract; its substance is far too grim and circumstantial. But as it informs and illustrates--it scores its own cleancut victory.?-Kirkus
About the Author:
Leon Wolff is American and served in the US Air Force during the Second World War, and his first book, LOW LEVEL MISSION, describes his wartime experiences. Leon Wolff was awarded the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians for his third book, LITTLE BROWN BROTHER.
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- PublisherPraeger Publishers Inc
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0313243050
- ISBN 13 9780313243059
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages308
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