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Most Unfavourable Ground - The Battle of Loos, 1915 (Paperback)
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Most Unfavourable Ground - The Battle of Loos, 1915 (Paperback)
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The year of 1914 had been a difficult one for the British
Expeditionary Force, the war that had started in August had not
been over by the expected time of Christmas. Additionally many of
its original members had become casualties and replacements were
difficult to find. 1915 did not go much better, the BEF was still a
minor player with only a relatively small number of divisions
compared to the many in the French Army. The culmination of several
attacks by the BEF in 1915 was the attack in the Loos sector in
September where in a mining area north of Arras, the largest
British offensive of the war thus far took place. Forced into an
offensive in an area which as one senior commander put it was on
'most unfavorable ground', the BEF suffered heavy casualties and
little material gain. Probably for these reasons the 1915 battles
have been largely ignored and there has been a dearth of decent
publications on Loos. Helion and Co Ltd are therefore pleased to
announce the publication of a major new work Most Unfavourable
Ground. The Battle of Loos 1915 by Niall Cherry. Most Unfavourable
Ground offers a detailed look at the planning, execution and
aftermath of the fighting. As well as using official records and
reports, numerous personal stories have been woven into the
account. The author's grandfather was present at Loos as a Chemical
Corporal with the Royal Engineers gas units and this major new work
reflects the author's passion for the subject. Key sales points: A
major new work on an oft-neglected and overlooked offensive
launched by the British forces in 1915, Draws on a large number of
personal accounts in addition to official sources to provide a rich
and detailed account, Includes much information about overlooked
aspects of the Battle, including the British use of gas, and
medical facilities, Features a large number of rare photographs, a
comprehensive selection of maps and an extensive number of
statistical tables.
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