1914 CAMPAIGN: BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

The book concentrates on the British Expeditionary Force’s defensive actions in 1914 during the retreat from Mons through to the advance to the River Aisne and the first days of trench warfare. Then they moved north to Ypres, where the BEF endured three long weeks of German attacks in the First Battle of Ypres. By compiling information from the Official History and the printed histories we get an in-depth British account of each large battle and minor action.
Together the narrative and over 60 maps provide an insight into the British Army’s experience during those early days of the First World War. This is about the men who made a difference, the men who fought off many times their number, those who led the counter-attacks and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross.