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Old 19th Jan 2010, 11:45
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tommee_hawk
 
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Hill 60 and the Salient

Like many others, my grandfather fought and survived the carnage as a machine gunner at Ypres - never spoke a word about it. I wish he was alive now to pass on his thoughts.

FYI, Winston Groom (author of Howard Gump) wrote a great book on the Ypres campaign in 2002. It's a very even-handed look at the campaign.

It's called "A Storm in Flanders" and is still available on A*azon and E*bay.

Well worth a read.

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