The Artois Battlefields: A Guide to the Cemeteries and Memorials of the Battlefields of Artois 1914-18

by Michael Scott

In 1914 the war passed through Artois towards the North Sea. The British Army, with its Indian contingent, fought a series of battles in Artois during 1914 and 1915 in which it learned the reality of this war. Towns like Bethune, St. Pol and Hazebrouck became important centres for the army while Douai and Lille fell to the Germans. In 1915 new names became known to the British - Neuve Chapelle, Festubert, Aubers, Armentieres and Loos. The battles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783314761
• ISBN13: 9781783314768
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.7"