First Ypres 1914

First Ypres 1914 The Graveyard of the Old Contemptibles - Osprey Military Campaign Series

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9781855325739
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.4144
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 348g
Height: 185mm
Width: 249mm
Spine width: 8mm