Word: attack
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...British tradition in the war as the struggle for the Douamont and Vaux fortresses and Dead Man's Hill symbolizes the tradition of the French. It was at Ypres in November, 1914, that the British regulars, the "Old Contemptibles" of the gallant first expeditionary force, stemmed the German attack led by the crack regiments of the Prussian Guard and beat them back with terrific losses. It was at Ypres in April, 1915, that the First Canadian Division beat off the first gas attack and, in the words of General French, "saved the situation". Behind the city, under a grove...
...will now have to face a reawakened spirit in the British Navy that bodes no good for them. For a long time Zeebrugge and Ostend seem to have held the British in the spell of inaction; they have been regarded as impregnable fortresses that it would be folly, to attack, but now it is clear that they can be attacked and damaged with comparative ease. The men who urged this raid will now be the men who control the situation, and we can rest assured that they will not allow this to be the only attempt to nip the submarine...
...Lecture Hall, 7.,15). Wed., April 24th. Lt. Morize: "The Attack" (lantern slides...
...second of his family to lay down his life for England, enlisted in 1915 immediately after receiving his degree, and was once wounded in his first year of service. Since then he has distinguished himself at Ypres and later at Cambral, where he commanded King's Company in the attack near Fontaine Notre Dame...
...Azan, "The War of Positions." Part III, Ch. 2 and 3. Capt. Andre Laffargue, "Attack in Trench Warfare" (Translated from the French, 1917). Pond and McDonough, "Technique of Modern Tactics," Ch. XI. Capt. Solano, "Drill and Field Training...