Alan Warren teaches politics and international relations at Monash University. He is the author of Burma 1942, World War II: A Military History, Singapore 1942 and Waziristan, The Faqir of Ipi, and the Indian Army.

A powerful account of British campaigning on the Western Front in 1917–1918 that clarifies the operational consequences of deficiencies, including those of weapons and command.

• List of Photographs List of Maps Preface 1 Stalemate on the Western Front 2 The Road to Flanders 3 Interregnum in Flanders 4 The Opening Stanza 5 Stormy Weather 6 Menin Road 7 Polygon Wood to Broodseinde 8 Final Steps to Passchendaele 9 The Switch to Cambrai 10 The Tank Corps and the Hindenburg Line 11 Bring Forward the Cavalry 12 The Drive for Bourlon 13 The Tide Turns at Cambrai 14 Aftermath Notes Bibliography Index

Alan Warren teaches politics and international relations at Monash University. He is the author of Burma 1942, World War II: A Military History, Singapore 1942 and Waziristan, The Faqir of Ipi, and the Indian Army.

A powerful account of British campaigning on the Western Front in 1917–1918 that clarifies the operational consequences of deficiencies, including those of weapons and command.

• List of Photographs List of Maps Preface 1 Stalemate on the Western Front 2 The Road to Flanders 3 Interregnum in Flanders 4 The Opening Stanza 5 Stormy Weather 6 Menin Road 7 Polygon Wood to Broodseinde 8 Final Steps to Passchendaele 9 The Switch to Cambrai 10 The Tank Corps and the Hindenburg Line 11 Bring Forward the Cavalry 12 The Drive for Bourlon 13 The Tide Turns at Cambrai 14 Aftermath Notes Bibliography Index

Alan Warren teaches politics and international relations at Monash University. He is the author of Burma 1942, World War II: A Military History, Singapore 1942 and Waziristan, The Faqir of Ipi, and the Indian Army.

A powerful account of British campaigning on the Western Front in 1917–1918 that clarifies the operational consequences of deficiencies, including those of weapons and command.

• List of Photographs List of Maps Preface 1 Stalemate on the Western Front 2 The Road to Flanders 3 Interregnum in Flanders 4 The Opening Stanza 5 Stormy Weather 6 Menin Road 7 Polygon Wood to Broodseinde 8 Final Steps to Passchendaele 9 The Switch to Cambrai 10 The Tank Corps and the Hindenburg Line 11 Bring Forward the Cavalry 12 The Drive for Bourlon 13 The Tide Turns at Cambrai 14 Aftermath Notes Bibliography Index