The battle for Ypres in October and November 1914 represented the last opportunity for open, mobile warfare on the Western Front. In the first study of First Ypres for almost 40 years, Ian Beckett draws on a wide range of sources never previously used to reappraise the conduct of the battle, its significance and its legacy.

The first study of Ypres in forty years, written by one of the leading specialists on World War One.

About the Author

Professor Ian F W Beckett is an internationally known and widely published specialist on the British army and the First World War who has taught at both British and American universities.

Reviews

'Thorough and scholarly'

Professor Sir Michael Howard in Times Literary Supplement

A first rate work by one of the leading specialists on the First World War'

Professor Jeremy Black in History

'Should become the standard scholarly account of First Ypres'

Dr Nik Gardner in Journal of Military History

'A valuable addition to the growing library of scholarly studies of the British Army's experience on the Western Front'

Professor Peter Simkins in English Historical Review

'The scholarship of the work is massively apparent on every page'

Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Newsletter

'Gripping, pulse-quickening detail'

Worcester Evening News

Book Information
ISBN 9781405836203
Author Ian Beckett
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 360g