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Overview""Gentlemen, we may not make history tomorrow, but we shall certainly change the geography."" So said General Plumer before 600 tons of explosives were detonated under the German positions on Messines Ridge in 1917. First published in 1998 and featuring first-hand accounts from the combatants of both sides, Pillars of Fire looks at the action from all levels and re-assesses the reasons for Plumer's success on the day, the implications of Haig's failure to exploit it and the legacy of the battle for the maturing of the BEF in 1918. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Passingham , Peter SimkinsPublisher: The History Press Ltd Imprint: The History Press Ltd Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.210kg ISBN: 9780750934640ISBN 10: 0750934646 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 06 April 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of Contents"Prelude; an orchestra of war; instruments of war; across the wire - towards ""soldatendammerung""; overture - 1-6 June; ""The Messines Symphony"" - first movement and phase one - ""soldatendammerung"" am 7 June; second movement and phase two - ""strike the chord"" - pm 7 June; third movement - ""not a retreat, merely a withdrawal"" - 8-14 June; fourth movement - ""opportunity gained... and lost""; finale - repercussions - third Ypres, Cambrai and crisis; coda - the legacy of Messines; postscript - ""to my chum""."ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |