Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 8
Timeline 14
Historical Background 17
First Ypres 17
The Ongoing Battle and Second Ypres 22
The Build-up to Third Ypres 26
The Armies 32
The British and Commonwealth Forces 33
The French Army 43
The German Army 45
Kit and Equipment 48
Weapons 52
Tactics 62
The Days Before Battle 66
Planning the Battle 67
Preparations 72
The Battlefield: What Actually Happened? 76
The Battle of Pilckem Ridge 79
Westhoek and Langemarck 88
Strategic Focus 100
Menin Road Ridge and Polygon Wood 102
Broodseinde and Poelcappelle 111
The Experience of Battle 117
The Battles of Passchendaele 122
After the Battle 134
The Offensives of 1913 138
The Legacy 142
Orders of Battle 146
Further Reading 155
Index 158
