Most Unfavourable Ground

Most Unfavourable Ground
Title Most Unfavourable Ground PDF eBook
Author Niall Cherry
Publisher Helion
Pages 392
Release 2005
Genre Biography & Autobiography
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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.

The Upper Canada Jurist

The Upper Canada Jurist
Title The Upper Canada Jurist PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 780
Release 1848
Genre Equity
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Frederick the Great

Frederick the Great
Title Frederick the Great PDF eBook
Author Frederic Shoberl
Publisher
Pages 456
Release 1844
Genre Prussia (Germany)
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Queen's Bench Reports

Queen's Bench Reports
Title Queen's Bench Reports PDF eBook
Author Ontario. Court of King's Bench
Publisher
Pages 782
Release 1877
Genre Law
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The Footballer of Loos

The Footballer of Loos
Title The Footballer of Loos PDF eBook
Author Ed Harris
Publisher The History Press
Pages 283
Release 2009-08-03
Genre History
ISBN 075096250X

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The Germans fighting on two fronts were concentrating in the east where the Russians were weakening. In the west, the Allied effort was met with well prepared German defences, and efforts to open a new front on the Gallipoli Peninsula had foundered. Decisive action to break the deadlock on the Western Front saw a mighty attack of six British divisions planned for the autumn of 1915 in the vicinity of the small mining community of Loos en Gohelle where 'The Big Push' would begin. The bitter recriminations that followed the perceived failure reduced the Battle of Loos to a footnote in the history of the Great War for many decades. Entirely lost in translation has been the Boys' Own tale of the Tommy who kicked a football ahead of the charge. That soldier was identified as Rifleman Frank Edwards, and through his original research, Ed Harris clearly establishes for the first time that the first great attack by the British army was begun when Edwards kicked a football towards the German lines. Harris sheds light on what it was like to be a part of this crucial battle and questions the largely held view that Loos was a failure, using material sourced from a wide variety of sources form the Imperial War Museum to the National Football Museum.

The history of West street Episcopal chapel, London; with sermons and sketches of sermons preached therein

The history of West street Episcopal chapel, London; with sermons and sketches of sermons preached therein
Title The history of West street Episcopal chapel, London; with sermons and sketches of sermons preached therein PDF eBook
Author Robert William Dibdin
Publisher
Pages 358
Release 1862
Genre
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Annual Report

Annual Report
Title Annual Report PDF eBook
Author British Columbia. Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources
Publisher
Pages 626
Release 1915
Genre Mines and mineral resources
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