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Author : Lawrance, W Category : 1915, History
Tags : 1915, Artois, Battle of Loos, BEF, gas, Herbert Plumer, Kitchener, Neuve-Chapelle, Second Battle of Ypres, Sir Douglas Haig, Sir John French, Smith-Dorrien, Vimy Ridge, von Falkenhayn, Ypres
As 1914 faded and 1915 began, the hope that ‘it will all be over by Christmas’ rang a little hollow. In fact, almost all of the Regular Army had been wiped out in the battles of the autumn and early winter of 1914. Despite this, optimism remained high for the early part of 1915; Kitchener’s volunteer […]
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