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This latest book in the Battleground Europe series describes the battles over several years, and in particular 1917 and 1918, for a wood and small village. The Germans stubbornly refused to retreat as the area held a key position in their defence of Arras. In the bitter fighting, thousands of young men mainly from East Yorkshire (Hull) and East Lancashire were sacrificed.
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M y youngest daughter looked at me knowingly one afternoon and enquired, Are you writing another book, daddy? Sorry, I replied. Oh, she sighed and slowly walked away. Later, other daughter: Why do you want to write these books? Its not fair. I want to play Neopets. Who cares about the war? Sorry, I replied again. Enter son, Another war book, dad? Yes, I said, waiting for the request to get off the computer. Cool! he said, and walked off.
Writing a book such as this is a team effort and a number of thanks are in order. Firstly to my family for putting up with the insanity and secondly to the people and organisations who have helped me with the research. In France I received invaluable help from Sylvie Leclercq, Daniel Wininger, Monique Capron, Andr Coilliot, Jeanine Leclercq and the Mayor of Oppy. Closer to home, thanks are due to Pam Boyd of the Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment Museum for providing access to CSM Crabtrees journal; A Richards at the Imperial War Museum for putting me in touch, wherever possible, with the copyright holders of material in their collection: E G De Caux, Captain Sir George Clark MA, Lt Pound and Private Surfleet; the keeper of the National Archive, for allowing me to use the relevant war diaries; Anne Coulson for her excellent work in proof-reading the manuscript; as always the staff at The Prince Consorts library; Graham Reddie at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; the late Dr Alf Peacock for permission to use the memoirs of Private Aust; G Hanwell for allowing me to use material from the diary of Private Pearson and the late Lily Perkins for letting me quote liberally from Private Beekens diary and Tam Large for allowing me to quote from the letters of Major Traill; the photograph of Lt Col Rickman is reproduced with the permission of B Wollen and the photograph of T Southworth is courtesy of D Bayliss. Further photographs were kindly provided by Owen Challans, George Hurst, B Reynolds, S Shearsmith, P Fay, Mrs H Capstick, R Thirsk and B Alden (Duke of Edinburghs Royal Regiment). Information about the war cemeteries is copyright and is reproduced courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Thanks to M Hibberd for help with the maps.
Finally, thank you to all at Pen & Sword a pleasure to work with you once again.
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On 1 August uncertainty vanished when Germany invaded Luxembourg; war now seemed inevitable. As if to further re-enforce this eventuality, the next day the German government presented Belgium with an ultimatum requiring her to let German troops march over her territory and, on 3 August, declared war on France.
In order to protect herself, to help her allies and to defend Belgian neutrality, guaranteed by treaty obligations between Britain and Belgium, Britain had no option but to demand that Germany call off her invasion of Belgium; failure to co-operate would mean that a state of war would exist between them. On having received no reply by the midnight (Central European time) 4 August deadline, the British government declared war. The stroke of 11pm by Big Ben signified the start of the Great War for civilisation.
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