1914
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For a memoir of World War I, Sir John French's book 1914 does a fairly good job of recounting the facts, however skewed they may be. French, whose full name and titles are quite daunting, was Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC (1852 – 1925). He was Commader-in-Chief of the BEF (British Expeditionary Forces) against the Germain advances through Continental Europe. French, who was stubborn and hotheaded, ordered maneuvers which weren't the best course of action, for which he was eventually switched out for another commander.
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John French. 1914
Contents
Preface
One. Preliminary
Two. The British Expeditionary Force
Three. The Sailing of the Expeditionary Force
Four. The Retreat from Mons
Five. Further Course of the Retreat
Six. The Battle of the Marne
Seven. The Battle of the Aisne and It’s Progress Up to September 30th
Eight. The Siege and Fall of Antwerp
Nine. The Last Days of the British Operations on the Aisne - The Northern Move
Ten. The Battle of Ypres
Eleven. The Battle of Ypres
Twelve. The Battle of Ypres
Thirteen. The Battle of Ypres
Fourteen. The Entry of the Territorial Army
Fifteen. The Operations of December 14th-19th, 1914
Sixteen. The Close of the Year 1914
Seventeen. Ammunition
Index
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John French
Comme on le sait, les allemands ont cherché en 1914 à profiter de leur supériorité numérique et de l’écrasante puissance de leur armement, pour mettre hors de cause les Armées Alliées d’Occident, par une manoeuvre enveloppante, aussi rapide que possible.
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2nd Cavalry Brigade: Brig.-Gen. H. De B. DE LISLE, transferred to command 1st Cavalry Division in October and succeeded by Brig.-Gen. MULLINS.
4th Dragoon Guards. 9th Lancers. 18th Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own).
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