Tag Archive for Passchendaele. Belgium

A GREAT BATTLE IS OVER

Passchendaele in Flanders, Victory or Disaster? Either Way, Another Blood-soaked Horror. Special to The Great War Project (12 November) By November 10th, a century ago, the battle for Passchendaele in Flanders has come to an end. Among those taking part are the Canadian forces. Although meager in number, they figure prominently in the outcome. The…

BRITISH SOLDIERS THREATEN MUTINY

On the Western Front, the Ceaseless Trail of Death. ‘The Foment of Revolution’ Special to The Great War Project. (22 October) It was during these days a century ago that “the British army,” reports historian Adam Hochschild , “experienced the nearest thing to a mutiny on the Western Front.” “Six days of intermittent rioting by…

THE MURDEROUS STRUGGLE FOR PASSCHENDAELE

 Senseless Slaughter on Both Sides.  An Instance of Great Compassion: ‘The Wounded Highlander Survived.’ Special to The Great War Project. (late September) These are the days, a century ago, when the British launch an offensive in Belgian Flanders that comes to be called variously the battle of the Ypres Salient, or Third Ypres, or Passchendaele.…

DROWNING IN MUD

Fighting and Dying in The Low Countries. Seeking a Breakthrough Where None Exists. Special to The Great War Project. (31 July) Passchendaele. A tiny village in Belgium. Soon to be the site of a new British offensive a century ago. This in and of itself does not distinguish the clashes there from so many other…