Loos 1915 by Nick Lloyd

Loos 1915 by Nick Lloyd

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Summary

The battle of Loos was one of the most hard-fought battles that the British Expeditionary Force waged during the First World War. This work presents an interpretation of Loos, placing it not only within its political and strategic context, but also discussing command and control and the tactical realities of war on the Western Front during 1915.

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Loos 1915 by Nick Lloyd

In little over three weeks of intensive fighting, which not only witnessed the first British use of poison gas, but also the debut of New Army divisions filled with citizen volunteers, British forces at Loos managed to drive up to two miles into the German positions. However, they were unable to capitalise on their initial gains. After suffering nearly 60,000 casualties (three times the number suffered by their opponents) and being driven from the German lines in disorder, bitter recrimination followed Nick Lloyd presents a reassessment of the Battle of Loos, arguing that it was vital to the development of new strategies and tactics. He places it within its political and strategic context, as well as discusses command and control and the tactical realities of war on the Western Front during 1915.
Dr Nick Lloyd is currently Air Power Lecturer at King's College London, based at the Royal Air Force College in Cranwell, Lincolnshire. He completed his PhD on the battle of Loos at the University of Birmingham. He had spoken widely on the British Army on the Western Front and is the author of several journal articles. He lives in Lincoln.
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ISBN 13 9780752439372
ISBN 10 0752439375
Title Loos 1915
Author Nick Lloyd
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2006-11-15
Number of pages 320
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