‘This is Not War; It is the Ending of the World.’ Special to The Great War Project (11-13 March) In France the battle for Neuve Chapelle lasts for three terrible days. “It began well,” writes historian Michael Neiberg, “but soon degenerated into chaos that the Germans exploited. By the end, the British gained little for…
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IN FRANCE BRITISH SEEK BREAKOUT AT NEUVE CHAPELLE
by Mike Shuster
Initial Success Yields to Disaster; Communications Confusion Brings Tragedy Special to The Great War Project (8-10 March) After weeks of little action on the Western Front, the British launch a major attack on the Germans at the already destroyed French village of Neuve Chapelle. The goal: to break through the German trench lines and capture…