The Third Battle of Ypres - the Battle of Paschendaele
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The Protest and the "Justification"
Was the Battle of Passendaele necessary? Did so men have to die under such horrific circumstances? This is the question that haunts us and inspires many historians as well. Clearly, the British at the time believed that the war was started by the Germans, and that military necessity dictated that generals order their men into battle, whatever the circumstances. This is the theme of Sir Douglas Haig's Last Dispatch to the House of Commons. Haig was the commander-in-chief of the British Forces in Flanders. ... Structuralist historians, of whom A.J.P. Taylor is the most famous British exemplar, blame class conflict in Europe, and particularly in Germany, for the cause of the First World War. Thus the debate over the justification for the slaughter will continue forever. What will never be disputed is the intense suffering of those who participated in the conflict and the courage of the men who were called upon to endure so much.
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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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