Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

In 1917, during the First World War, the battle of Passchendaele was fought on the Western Front in Belgium. Find out why the battle was important and what life was like for the soldiers who fought and died there.

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Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

In 1917, during the First World War, the battle of Passchendaele was fought on the Western Front in Belgium. Find out why the battle was important and what life was like for the soldiers who fought and died there.

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Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

by Collins UK
Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

Collins Big Cat - The Battle of Passchendaele: Band 18/Pearl

by Collins UK

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Overview

In 1917, during the First World War, the battle of Passchendaele was fought on the Western Front in Belgium. Find out why the battle was important and what life was like for the soldiers who fought and died there.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780008164065
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Publication date: 12/01/2016
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range: 10 - 11 Years

Table of Contents

Britain at war 2

Joining up to fight 8

The Western Front 10

A Tommy's kit 18

No Man's Land 20

Passchendaele 22

The battle begins 28

Artillery barrage 38

Gas! 41

New technology 44

Animals at war 48

Passchendaele's war of attrition 52

Empire troops 54

Writing home 58

Passchendaele - inching towards victory 60

What happened to the wounded? 64

Passchendaele - the battle is over 68

Aftermath 70

Passchendaele today 72

Glossary 74

Index 76

Life on the Western Front 78

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