Today (20 July) is the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Tardenois. Never heard of it? It's not the most well known of the First World War's battles but was arguably the 'true' start of the 'Hundred Days' campaign. In the article below, we look not just at this battle from one soldier's perspective, but also examine what happened to that soldier and how, 95 years later he was 'found' >>> https://bit.ly/32HdOFo (This article was originally published in 2003) | The Western Front Association
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Today (20 July) is the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Tardenois. Never heard of it? It's not the most well known of the First World War's battles but was arguably the 'true' start of the 'Hundred Days' campaign. In the article below, we look not just at this battle from one soldier's perspective, but also examine what happened to that soldier and how, 95 years later he was 'found' >>> https://bit.ly/32HdOFo (This article was originally published in 2003) | The Western Front Association
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“It’s time for us to rebalance the story about what happened in March 1918” - Professor Gary Sheffield on the German Spring Offensive. | The Western Front Association
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