The Quarterly Review, Volumes 222-223William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1915 |
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Page 87
... enemy's forces in Belgium , which had previously been employed in containing the Belgian field army based on Antwerp , and in covering the lines of com- munication traversing that country , had been concen- trated for the attack on ...
... enemy's forces in Belgium , which had previously been employed in containing the Belgian field army based on Antwerp , and in covering the lines of com- munication traversing that country , had been concen- trated for the attack on ...
Page 88
... enemy's advanced trenches were carried , but the main position proved unassailable , owing to the skill which characterised the defensive arrangements . Wire entanglements were lavishly used ; 88 THE WAR IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
... enemy's advanced trenches were carried , but the main position proved unassailable , owing to the skill which characterised the defensive arrangements . Wire entanglements were lavishly used ; 88 THE WAR IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.
Page 89
... enemy , true to the principle of the offensive and the teaching of their drill - book , met attack with counter ... enemy's position by frontal attack , they sought for a vulnerable point elsewhere . The northward movement west of ...
... enemy , true to the principle of the offensive and the teaching of their drill - book , met attack with counter ... enemy's position by frontal attack , they sought for a vulnerable point elsewhere . The northward movement west of ...
Page 90
... enemy's lines of communication impractic- able , and it deprived them of the direct retreat into the interior of France which enabled them to wrest the offensive from the Germans early in September . The extension of the line of battle ...
... enemy's lines of communication impractic- able , and it deprived them of the direct retreat into the interior of France which enabled them to wrest the offensive from the Germans early in September . The extension of the line of battle ...
Page 92
... enemy's shells , could not carry guns to penetrate his armour would be useless in war . On land the weight of defensive structures is not so rigidly restricted ; and the variety of materials that might be used is only limited by the ...
... enemy's shells , could not carry guns to penetrate his armour would be useless in war . On land the weight of defensive structures is not so rigidly restricted ; and the variety of materials that might be used is only limited by the ...
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