Reviews for The German Army at Passchendaele

The average rating for The German Army at Passchendaele based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-06-19 00:00:00 ANTHONY DECESARE A solid WW1 history I have read all of Sheldon's "The German Army On...." Books. It is almost the Only way for an English speaking reader to get the German perspective on the major battles of the war. As such, in a sense, they are invaluable. Having said this, the books, including this one, are not scholarly narrative histories. Sheldon essentially adds brief historical commentaries on the battle in order to tie together memoirs of the German combatants. These books are designed to reproduce innumerable German reflections as experienced by the soldiers themselves. I enjoy them very much. But they are not true histories. Those wishing to read about these conflicts from the perspective of the military and political leaders who planned them and on a strategic and tactical level will be disappointed.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-10-28 00:00:00 Rozetta Bridgforth I guess this book is for the WW1 afficionado and not for the novice. Basically a lot of diary entries, letters and report passages which give insight in the battle from a German perspective and into the life of the German soldiers in the Passchendale battle. Very interesting but also a bit boring at times. I'd label this as recommended additional reading if you are really interested. Wouldn't recommend this as a starting point. The most interesting thing of course is the fact that this is all from a German viewpoint. You don't get much of that in other books. Sheldon has a whole series of these books and i might read another one day. For now, this one title was enough, i struggled a bit towards the end. I do think it's a good thing these books exist.