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In many histories 1915 is the forgotten year of the First World War.Yet it saw the British and the French make repeated attempts to find methods that would break the stalemate that had existed since the end of First Ypres in the winter of 1914.These attempts to break through the German lines culminated in what to the British was the Battle of Loos, the largest deployment of the British Army so far in this war. At this stage the British were, on land, the junior partner in a coalition, and in the greater scheme of things, Loos was but a minor distraction in a much larger strategy, but as part of the development of the British way of waging war it was hugely important.Loos saw the first use by the British of gas, a weapon banned in future conflicts, so terrible was it (erroneously) thought to be; the first use of the New Armies, Britains first truly citizen army, and the realization that it would be some time yet before they could be deployed with any confidence; and it was the final straw that led to the dismissal of Sir John French and his replacement by Sir Douglas Haig as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force.Gordon Corrigan uses contemporary accounts, war diaries and his own knowledge of the ground to chart the course of the battle, and assess the competence of commanders and the capabilities of men and equipment in what was, in many ways, the last hurrah of the old regular army.This is an important addition to the ongoing re-assessment of the First World War, and of the British Armys part in it. Praise for Gordon Corrigan:Political, fluent, well-researched and extremely argumentative Andrew Roberts. 'Meticulously researched and well-written' Pennant Major Gordon Corrigan is a retired Gurkha officer, a member of the British Commission for Military History and Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Fluent in the Nepali language, he is now a freelance military historian and battlefield lecturer. He is a well known figure on the History channel. He is also the author of Sepoys in the Trenches and Wellington: A Military Life. Endeavour Press is the UKs leading independent publisher of digital books. Battles of The Great War 1914-1918 - The Wartime Memories The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website This website has been running for 16 years and receives in excess of a million hits Causes of World War I - Wikipedia The causes of World War I remain controversial and debated questions The war began in the Balkans in late July 1914 and ended in November 1918 leaving 17 million Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) in the Great War Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) in the Great War The Wartime Memories Project Battles of the Western Front in France and Flanders The Background: political context in which the battles took place Lloyd George commits the army to an unwanted extension of the line in 1918 Manpower crisis in 1918 British Army during World War I - Wikipedia Organization The British Army during World War I could trace its organisation to the increasing demands of imperial expansion The framework was the voluntary system Women of History L L Laage Barbara (1925 1988) French film actress Born Claire Colombat after adopting her new stagename Laage appeared as leading lady in several prominent Armistice Day 2011: The mother who lost five sons in WW1 The mother who lost five sons: On Armistice Day the heartbreaking story of the biggest loss by a British family in the Great War By Annabel Venning for MailOnline Canada Timeline Canada History Year Day Month Event : The separatist Front de libration du Qubec (FLQ) sets off bombs in Montral (Apr-May) 8: April: Liberals under Pearson win a minority The remarkable story behind Rudyard Kipling's 'If' - and This week Rudyard Kipling's If that epic evocation of the British virtues of a 'stiff upper lip' and stoicism in the face of adversity will once again be named as Medals reunited with Shipdham family after 50 years - News Medals reunited with Shipdham family after 50 years PUBLISHED: 11:13 18 November 2016 UPDATED: 12:43 18 November 2016 Kathryn Cross
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