Challenge of Battle: the Real Story of the British Army in 1914
Adrian Gilbert
ISBN: | 9781472808141 |
Publisher: | Osprey Publishing |
Published: | 20 February, 2014 |
Format: | eBook |
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Challenge of Battle: the Real Story of the British Army in 1914
Adrian Gilbert
Winston Churchill described the opening campaign of World War I as 'a drama never surpassed'. The titanic clash of Europe's armies in 1914 is one the great stories of 20th-century history, and one in which the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) played a notable part. Previous assessments of the BEF have held to an unshakeable belief in its exceptional performance during the battles of 1914. But closer examination of the historical record reveals a force possessing some key strengths yet undermine
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