num_pages: 222
description: This book examines the battle for the Messines-Wytschaete Ridge from the British, ANZAC and German perspectives. It reassesses the reasons for Plumer's success, the implications of Haig's failure to exploit that success, and finally, the legacy of the battle.
language: English
title: Pillars of Fire: The Battle of Messines Ridge June 1917
titlecomplete: Pillars of Fire: The Battle of Messines Ridge June 1917
genres: Military Fiction, History, World War I, Military History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 34
publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd