Cold turkey
AFTER THE TRUCE, what then? Staff Sergeant Clement Barker wrote on 29th December: Night came and still no shots. Boxing Day the same and has…
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While Allelulias rang
THE FURIES OF war did not encourage reflection. But this was the week of Christmas, and the tragedy into which the world had descended was…
No rhyme or reason
A NEW INJUSTICE edged this week into the bigger story of war. In the absence of any great offensive in the West, commanders feared troops…
Ruling the waves
A GOOD WEEK for the Allies, it appeared. Irresolution dominated the Western Front. Intermittently the Germans attacked in ways which, while not exactly random,…
Settling old scores
THE LOGIC OF events suggested that the moment for a decisive breakthrough in the West had passed. The fact was grimly acknowledged by British and…