The British lost more generals killed in action than either the French or Germans (despite having a smaller army and suffering less casualties...
"This story had been repeated many times since it first appeared, and most people accept its veracity without demur, and yet it too is largely a...
Glad to see somebody else has read the book! The authors also found that, of the 78 generals who died in the war: 34 were killed by shell fire...
[img] When are men wasted and when they are not? The sad thing about war is that if any mistakes at all are made men can lose their lives- and...
I've seen several estimates of British casualties for Ypres (which is unusual for the British army). For example, Steel and Harts "Passcendaele:...
The British army in 1914 was tiny. Man for man it was very good, but for the duties of mass continental warfare it does not compare to those of...
By late 1916/ early 1917 infantry tactics were looking pretty modern, and were not immensly different to those employed right up to the era of...
Total British *casualties* for Third Ypres was in excess of 200,000- this includes killed, wounded, missing and PoWs. With hindsight it is...
Foch had the following to say on the BEF's accomplishments during the Hundred Days: "Never at any time in history had the British Army achived...
On 26th October 1915, an attempt was made to retake the The Quarries by troops from 2nd Division (including 2nd Worcesters) "Althought the...
Yes, its me... back to defending the honour of the BEF.
Indeed, the Allied victory on the Western Front in 1918 was a *allied* victory, and I am not seeking to belittle the efforts of any nation. The...
78 British generals paid the ultimate price during the First World War. Prehaps some medals are in order for them as well? Haig was tasked with...
The victory gained by the armies of Britain and her colonial troops in 1918 was the greatest ever won in the army's history. Never before or since...
