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G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
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 The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts
   The Western Front
     1914
       Up to First Ypres
         The Aisne



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Battle on The Aisne 1914: The BEF and The Birth of The Western Front

by Jerry Murland  

ISBN
9781848847699

Purchase Price
£5.99 (new)

Date Purchased
March 4, 2016

Publisher
Pen & Sword Military (2012, Barnsley, South Yorks)

Notes
The Aisne was where the war of movement stopped, and the two sides dug in, to commence four years of largely trench warfare. The Germans occupied the high ground, and the various battles of this period cost the BEF 650 officers and 12,000 men killed - not excessive when compared to some battles later in the war, but at the time horrendously expensive for a small, professional army. This book is a detailed analysis of the battle.