On July 31st, 1917, the fields of Flanders became the setting for one of World War I’s most infamous and nightmarish battles: the Third Battle of Ypres. The Battle of Ypres is more often remembered ...
“Passchendaele: the Lost Victory of WWI” by Nick Lloyd (Basic Books, 410 pages, $32). A century ago, Europe was engulfed in the First World War. In April 1917 the United States entered that conflict.