Battle of Passchendaele 1917: When Britain’s Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig wargamed 475,000 good men to mud, blood and futility by John Hood AC, editor writ large (acting) • July 31, 2017 ‘I died in hell’ – Passchendaele, Belgium July 31, 1917 during The 3rd Battle of Ypres. Enemy men share a human cigarette A human calamity too overwhelming to explain, just as most of those who returned never spoke a word.… Read more →