First Ypres 1914: The Graveyard of the Old Contemptibles (Campaign , Vol 58)

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In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders, so they could fight across open ground. History tells us that this was not to be the case. David Lomas chronicles the first of the trench-warfare battles, where lines that would remain almost static for the rest of the war were established. Although the Germans failed to reach the channel ports, the death knell had rung for the BEF, which was virtually wiped out in this brave defence.


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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.


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In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force would make its last stand, aided by French troops under Foch, against a heavily reinforced German drive in "the race to the sea". It was the gas attack at Ypres which introduced the world to the horrors of chemical warfare. This book covers the first of the trench warfare battles where lines that would remain almost static for the rest of the war were drawn.


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