Project Gutenberg 2011-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 401 Gibbs, Philip 1877 1962 Gibbs, Philip Hamilton, Sir Gibbs, Phillip From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917" by Philip Gibbs is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This riveting narrative focuses on the brutal and relentless battles fought during World War I, particularly on the Western Front, capturing the grim reality of warfare and the immense sacrifice of soldiers. Gibbs serves as a war correspondent, providing a first-hand perspective of the troop movements, strategic retreats, and the human cost of war, effectively chronicling a year marked by significant military operations. The opening of the work sets a somber tone as Gibbs reflects on the events of 1917—a year branded by bloodshed and a sense of despair among the troops and civilians. He describes the chaotic combat environment where countless lives are lost amid the orchestration of war strategies dictated by higher command. Notably, Gibbs emphasizes the impersonal nature of the conflict, depicting soldiers not just as individuals but as parts of a larger, devastating struggle. His vivid imagery of battlefields filled with corpses, abandoned villages, and the haunting silence of war-torn landscapes encapsulates the stark truth of this era, underscoring that the scars of warfare extend far beyond the battlefield itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front D501 Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 977173 2025-08-14T10:56:25.553354 text/html 979407 2011-03-02T14:06:10 text/html 4486492 2025-08-14T10:56:39.492280 application/epub+zip 4497692 2025-08-14T10:56:29.716291 application/epub+zip 447335 2025-08-14T10:56:27.821333 application/epub+zip 5667913 2025-08-14T10:56:46.861235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5610231 2025-08-14T10:56:37.691292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 690214 2022-09-16T08:41:58.874522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920226 2025-08-14T10:56:24.490340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 919849 2011-03-02T14:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 919856 2011-03-02T14:06:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20535 2025-08-14T10:56:47.007215 application/rdf+xml 13473 2025-08-14T10:56:28.337307 image/jpeg 3106 2025-08-14T10:56:28.076300 image/jpeg 336495 2011-03-02T14:06:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 4279068 2011-03-02T14:06:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 336294 2011-03-02T14:06:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 4359291 2025-08-14T10:56:25.693354 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia