The river Aisne featured prominently in August 1914 during the
Retreat from Mons and in September was the scene of bitter fighting
when the BEF re-crossed it in their unsuccessful attempt to
dislodge the German Army entrenched along the Northern Crest. The
fighting was hugely costly to the BEF which had already fought
three major engagements and marched over 200 miles in a month. The
three British Corps lost over 700 officers and some 15,000 men.
Little wonder one officer wrote that he felt he was in the company
of ghosts. Historian Jerry Murland places the Aisne battles in
their context, both from the BEF and German viewpoints. He
highlights the early deficiencies and unpreparedness of the British
Army staff and logistics organisation as well as friction among the
command structure, all of which hampered effective operations.
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