Oct. 12 marks a century since the deadly encounter in Belgium On Thursday, Prince William will be one of many commemorating the centennial of a particularly gruesome attempt to seize Passchendaele ...

Officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, Passchendaele became infamous not only for the scale of casualties, but also for the mud. Ypres was the principal town within a salient (or bulge) in the ...

Fought in 1917 during the First World War, the Battle of Passchendaele became infamous for its relentless mud, staggering casualties, and minimal territorial gains. British and Commonwealth troops ...