First Ypres 1914 by David Lomas

First Ypres 1914 by David Lomas

Osprey's overview of the First Battle of Ypres of World War I (1914-1918). In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders, so they could fight across open ground. History tells us that this was not to be the case. David Lomas chronicles the first of the trench-warfare battles, where lines that would remain almost static for the rest of the war were established. Although the Germans failed to reach the channel ports, the death knell had rung for the BEF, which was virtually wiped out in this brave defence.

David Lomas is the pen name of Deborah Lake who currently lives and works in Northumberland.

Ed Dovey has been a military illustrator for a number of years and has worked on Osprey titles such as Campaign 49 Mons 1914. He is well known and much admired for his work in Military Illustrated magazine.

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ISBN 13	9781855325739
ISBN 10	185532573X
Title	First Ypres 1914
Author	David Lomas
Series	Campaign
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	1998-11-27
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.