Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches)
Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Iealized not only the splendid workwliich has been done in immediate touchwith the enemy—in the air, under ground,as well as on tho ground—but also the vastorganizations beliind the fighting lino, honour-able alike to the genius of the initiators andto the heart and hantl of the workers. Every-where there is proof that all, men and women,are ()laying their part, and I rejoice to thinktheir noble efforts are being heartily secondedby all classes at home. The happy relations maintained by myAnnies and those of our French Allies wereequally noticeable between my troops andf he inhabitants of the districts in whici theyare (juartfired, and from whom they I avereceived a cordial welcome ever since tlieirfirst arrival in France. Do rjf)t tliijik that I and your fellow-<;ountrymeu ff)rg«!t the heavy sacrifices whi(;htho Armies have made, and tho bravery and«)ndurance thoy lave displayed iluring thof) st two y«!ars of hitter cronOict Thoao 482 ////■; TLMtJS HISTOHY OF THPJ WAR. ^
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sacrifices have not been in vain ; the armsof the Allies will never be laid down tmtilour cause has triumphed. I return home more than ever proud ofyou. May God guide you to victory. In two days (i^ugust 7 and 8) the French hadsecured the whole line of German trenches on afront of 3J miles to a depth of 350 to 500 yards.It was an excellent adjunct to the forwardmovement of Sir Hubert Gough betweenOvillers-la Boisselle and Pozieres. The lattersline on the 8th, it should be added, was vainlyattacked by the enemy in two places. On the (Official photographs. THE KINGS TOUR, Mine Craters on either side. Inset : Making friends with peasants. eastern portion of the Leipzig salient, south ofThiepval, German bombers approached ourtrenches. They were easily repulsed. North-west of Pozieres, foiu attacks supported byflammenwerfer were delivered by the Germans,but they only managed to seize about 50yards of our trench. It was but a small set-offto the heavy loss sustained by them. To appreciate w

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