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First Battle of Ypres: ‘the calamitous campaign of autumn 1914’

First Battle of Ypres: ‘the calamitous campaign of autumn 1914’

by aseifert | Oct 22, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, History & Classics

By Professor William Philpott In October 1914 the British army found itself fighting near a Belgian town that was to become synonymous with British military experience in the First World War, Ypres. While traditional images of individual and collective heroism worthy...

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