First Ypres 1914
Subtitle: The Graveyard of the Old Contemptibles (Campaign)
Contributors: Ed Dovey (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 27, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781855325739
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; European history: First World War; Land forces & warfare; First World War, 1914-1918; History; Ypres, 1st Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1914; Military History - World War I; History - Military / War; Military; Belgium; Europe; Europe - France; Europe - Germany; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / Military / World War I; Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918; Military - World War I; Military Science
First sentence: On 29 September 1914, Sir John French, the British commander in chief, wrote to Marshal Joffre, his French counterpart, stating that he wished 'to regain my original position on the left flank of the French Armies.'