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Retreating on Ypres the Dead, and the 'Secret Gun', by Stanley Casson | 1-3 May 1915 | Episode 70

Published on 1 May 1915

Mr Stanley Casson was both one of the most distinguished archaeologists and a writer of distinction. He served in Flanders with the 1st East Lancashires. His moving description of the difficult days which marked the ending of the second battle of Ypres is a gem of war literature.

Retreating on Ypres the Dead, and the 'Secret Gun', by Stanley Casson