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Ireland’s Wars: Second Ypres, Second Artois

Posted on Aug 29, 2017 by NFB

For the BEF and the Irish regiments, the winter of 1914/15 was a miserable enough time. First Ypres had been a grinder: nearly 75% of the overall force were casualties. The famous truce passed quickly, and was only observed in … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: To The Trenches

Posted on Aug 22, 2017 by NFB

The Battle of the Marne, known also as the “miracle of the Marne”, took place between 6th and 10th September 1914. The battle is primarily known as a French and German one in popular remembrance, the clash of arms wherein … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Wars: Mons

Posted on Aug 8, 2017 by NFB

The early days of the war in Europe, for the men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) anyway, were a helter-skelter affair of rapid mobilisation, a boat ride across the Irish Sea or English Channel and a march through the … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: The Marne

Posted on Nov 6, 2010 by NFB

Heading back to 1914 and perhaps the last fight of Eric Hobsbawm’s “the long nineteenth century“. Name: The First Battle of the Marne The War: The First World War When: 5 – 12 September 1914 Where: Along the Marne River to … Continue reading →

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