Andrew Rawson - Loos - Hohenzollen

Other guides in the Battleground Europe Series:

Walking the Salientby Paul Reed

Ypres - Sanctuary Wood and Hoogeby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Hill 60by Nigel Cave

Ypres - Messines Ridgeby Peter Oldham

Ypres - Polygon Woodby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Passchendaeleby Nigel Cave

Ypres - Airfields and Airmenby Michael O'Connor

Ypres - St Julienby Graham Keech

Walking the Sommeby Paul Reed

Somme - Gommecourtby Nigel Cave

Somme - Serreby Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave

Somme - Beaumont Hamelby Nigel Cave

Somme - Thiepvalby Michael Stedman

Somme - La Boisselleby Michael Stedman

Somme - Fricourtby Michael Stedman

Somme - Carnoy-Montaubanby Graham Maddocks

Somme - Poziresby Graham Keech

Somme - Courceletteby Paul Reed

Somme - Boom Ravineby Trevor Pidgeon

Somme - Mametz Woodby Michael Renshaw

Somme - Delville Woodby Nigel Cave

Somme - Advance to Victory (North) 1918by Michael Stedman

Somme - Flersby Trevor Pidgeon

Somme - Bazentin Ridgeby Edward Hancock and Nigel Cave

Somme - Comblesby Paul Reed

Arras - Vimy Ridgeby Nigel Cave

Arras - Gavrelleby Trevor Tasker and Kyle Tallett

Arras - Bullecourtby Graham Keech

Arras - Monchy le Preuxby Colin Fox

Hindenburg Lineby Peter Oldham

Hindenburg Line Epehyby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line Riquevalby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line Villers-Plouichby Bill Mitchinson

Hindenburg Line - Cambrai, Right Hookby Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave

Hindenburg Line - Saint Quentinby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Hindenburg Line - Bourlon Woodby Jack Horsfall & Nigel Cave

La Basse - Neuve Chapelleby Geoffrey Bridger

Loos - Hohenzollen Redoubtby Andrew Rawson

Loos - Hill 70by Andrew Rawson

Monsby Jack Horsfall and Nigel Cave

Accrington Pals Trailby William Turner

Poets at War: Wilfred Owenby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Poets at War: Edmund Blundenby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Poets at War: Graves & Sassoonby Helen McPhail and Philip Guest

Gallipoliby Nigel Steel

Touring the Italian Frontby Francis Mackay

Italy - Asiagoby Francis Mackay

Verdun, Fort Donamontby Christina Holstein

Boer War - The Relief of Ladysmithby Lewis Childs

Boer War - The Siege of Ladysmithby Lewis Childs

Boer War - Kimberleyby Lewis Childs

Isandlwanaby Ian Knight and Ian Castle

Rorkes Driftby Ian Knight and Ian Castle

Wars of the Roses - Wakefield / Towtonby Philip A. Haigh

English Civil War - Nasebyby Martin Marix Evans, Peter Burton and Michael Westaway

Napoleonic - Hougoumontby Julian Paget and Derek Saunders

Napoleonic - Waterlooby Andrew Uffindell and Michael Corum

WW2 Pegasus Bridge/Merville Batteryby Carl Shilleto

WW2 Utah Beachby Carl Shilleto

WW2 Gold Beachby Christopher Dunphie & Garry Johnson

WW2 Normandy - Gold Beach Jigby Tim Saunders

WW2 Omaha Beachby Tim Kilvert-Jones

WW2 Sword Beachby Tim Kilvert-Jones

WW2 Battle of the Bulge - St Vithby Michael Tolhurst

WW2 Battle of the Bulge - Bastogneby Michael Tolhurst

WW2 Dunkirkby Patrick Wilson

WW2 Calaisby Jon Cooksey

WW2 Boulogneby Jon Cooksey

WW2 Das Reich Drive to Normandyby Philip Vickers

WW2 Hill 112by Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Nijmegenby Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Hell's Highwayby Tim Saunders

WW2 Market Garden - Arnhem, Oosterbeekby Frank Steer

WW2 Market Garden - The Islandby Tim Saunders

WW2 Channel Islandsby George Forty

Battleground Europe Series guides under contract for future release:

Stamford Bridge & Hastingsby Peter Marren

Somme - High Woodby Terry Carter

Somme - German Advance 1918by Michael Stedman

Somme - Beaucourtby Michael Renshaw

Walking Arrasby Paul Reed

Gallipoli - Gully Ravineby Stephen Chambers

Fromellesby Peter Pedersen

Hamelby Peter Pedersen

WW2 Normandy - Epsomby Tim Saunders

WW2 Normandy - Mont Pinonby Eric Hunt

WW2 Normandy - Operation Bluecoatby Ian Daglish

WW2 Market Garden - Arnhem, The Bridgeby Frank Steer

WW2 Normandy - Falaiseby Tim Kilvert-Jones

WW2 Walcherenby Andrew Rawson

With the continued expansion of the Battleground series a Battleground Series Club has been formed to benefit the reader. The purpose of the Club is to keep members informed of new titles and to offer many other reader-benefits. Membership is free and by registering an interest you can help us predict print runs and thus assist us in maintaining the quality and prices at their present levels.

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First published in 2003 by
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Copyright Andrew Rawson, 2003

ISBN 0 85052 903 4

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With this second book on the ill-fated battle of Loos, fought in September and October 1915, a great gap in the coverage of the British Western Front battlefields in the Battleground Europe series has been filled. Loos is a rather depressing battle; and it has to be said, it was fought over rather depressing - or at least unrepossessing - countryside.

Loos has been sadly neglected by military historians, and this book helps to fill the gap; though it should be noted that the Official History account is a generally sound one. People, understandly, are put off by the Official History's rather stolid appearance - and of course for many years it was practically unobtainable. Philip Warner's book on Loos (now back in print) was about all that was popularly available in recent years, if one chose to ignore the extraordinary ill-informed