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Why the British Army did not mutiny en masse on the Western Front during the First World War
Why the British Army did not mutiny en masse on the Western Front during the First World War Many historians of the Great War, both professional and amateur, have used much ink and paper in the discussion of why, uniquely among the major Powers, the British Army never faced serious mutiny in the Great War. And, particularly, given the horrendous…
'Verdun, August 1917 - The French hit back' by Christina Holstein
Caption: Côte 304 Verdun, after recapture by French troops, 24th August 1917 About the Talk: Contrary to popular opinion, the French army did not cease offensive operations after the disastrous Nivelle Offensive of spring 1917 and the subsequent mutinies. Nor did the fighting at Verdun come to an end in 1916. In reality, the successful French cou…