The Arras offensive, 1917 (Battle of Arras)
9 April -16 June 1917: the Arras offensive. Once again the British are called upon to launch an attack in support to a larger French offensive: the battles of the Chemin des Dames and the…
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The Long, Long Trail guide to Arras
Arras is not only an interesting and historical town to visit in its own right – it’s a great centre for touring the battlefields of Loos, Notre Dame de Lorette, Vimy Ridge and of the…
Sir Douglas Haig’s fourth Despatch (Battle of Arras 1917)
The fourth Despatch of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief of the British Armies in France and Flanders. It covered the Arras Offensive. Haig commanded First Corps and then First Army, before he…
Review of new guide to Arras battlefields
Arras 1914-1918: a comprehesive guide to the battlefield: part 1: Arras South by Jim Smithson and Tim Wright published by Helion & Company in 2020 Paperback ISBN 978 1 912174 83 6 257 pages plus…
Review of “A visitor’s guide – The Battles of Arras – North”
A visitor’s guide – The Battles of Arras – North – Vimy Ridge to Oppy Wood and Gavrelle By Jon Cooksey and Jerry Murland Published by Pen & Sword Military in 2019 Paperback ISBN 978…
Starter reading to the Battle of Arras 1917
The Battle of Arras was for a long time a fairly neglected part of the war in terms of readable histories, but that has changed greatly in recent times. So where should someone new to…
The Long, Long Trail’s Google Earth guide to Arras and Vimy Ridge
Download this free Google Earth layout of the Great War cemeteries and memorials in the area of the 1917 Battle of Arras The locations are accurately mapped. The Google Earth file can be used for…
The Second Battles of Arras, 1918
26 August – 3 September, 1918: the Second Battles of Arras, 1918. First and Third Armies attack successful from Arras and break the German Drocourt-Queant Line. Phase: the Battle of the Scarpe, 26 – 30…
12th (Eastern) Division
The 12th (Eastern) Division in 1914-1918 The Division came into existence as a result of Army Order No. 324, issued on 21 August 1914, which authorised the formation of the six new Divisions of K1….
Gazetteer of the Western Front: Achicourt
Location Achicourt is village or small town in the Pas de Calais near the city of Arras. 50°16’24.4″N 2°45’27.5″E or 50.273430, 2.757638 History Developed alongside the small river Crinchon, the village had names in far…