The Battle of Passchendaele

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WW1 - The Battle of Passchendaele: ISU Some politicians, soldiers, and military historians say that the battle of Passchendaele was "the most futile of battles and the most horrendous of slaughters" (Dancocks Inside Front Cover). Others, such as Norm Christie remark that "Passchendaele was a huge achievement" (Back Cover). The battle of Passchendaele lasted a grueling four months in the year of 1917. Two-hundred-fifty-thousand soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing; Sixteen-thousand of which were Canadians. Canada …

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…Michael Hoyle Teacher: Mr. Hall Course: HCT 2A7 Date: May 17, 1999 Bibliography Works Cited Christie, Norm. For King & Empire: The Canadians at Passchendaele. Winnipeg : Bunker to Bunker Books,1996. Dancocks, Daniel G. Legacy of Valour: The Canadians at Passchendaele. Edmonton : Hurtig, 1986. Holman, Harry. "Passchendaele." 3 May, 1999. Online. Available Http://www.schoolnet.ca/collections/turner/ar_passchendaele. Html. Accessed 3 May, 1999 "Pioneer, and other definitions." Funk & Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictonary Volumes 1 & 2. 6th. Ed. 1984. "Passchendaele." Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia Volume 27 Vermo-World. 1986