The Third Battle of Ypres - the Battle of Paschendaele
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Passendaele - the Experience
The main attack was conducted in low-lying land with criss-crossing water courses. The enormous barrage had shattered the drainage systems turning the clay soil to mud. The attack was preceded by heavy rainfall, so the mud was extraordinary thick and cloyed. Men and pack-horses drowned in the mud. Shell holes filled with water that the constant rainfall constantly replenished. ... The Battle of Passendaele has inspired also one of the finest rock lyrics of the contemporary period. The song Pasendale by Iron Maiden ...
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Contents of
The Third Battle of Ypres - the Battle of Paschendaele
1 Chronology of the Battle of Passendaele
2 Passendaele - the Experience
3 The Protest and the "Justification"
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