Toujours la meme chose
THE TREMENDOUS EXERTION of will and firepower which had been launched by the British the previous week at Neuve Chapelle seemed to have foundered. This…
False dawn on the Western Front
THE BATTLE OF Neuve Chapelle exploded on 10th March – Britain’s first attempt to break out of the deadlock on the Western Front since the previous…
The soft underbelly
FOR MONTHS, IT had seemed, all had been meaningless on the Western Front. Very discreetly, however, the British were preparing for a forthcoming offensive,…
The single life
THE RUMOUR MILL was in overdrive this week. The Daily Express claimed to have found conclusive evidence that letters sent home by British prisoners…
Oh Tiber! Father Tiber!
FOR THE BRITISH – or rather for its architects of grand strategy – this week marked the first time since the retreat from Mons began…