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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2020 · 31 MIN

An absolute waste of life - the battle of Neuve Chapelle

from Footsteps of the fallen · host Matt Dixon

Send us Fan MailIn this second episode, we head into France and look at the first British offensive of the Great War, the battle of Neuve Chapelle.  A story of initial success, tempered by a lack of artillery ammunition and poor communications, the three-day offensive cost 12,000 lives for little material gain. 

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode, we head into France and look at the first British offensive of the Great War, the battle of Neuve Chapelle. A story of initial success, tempered by a lack of artillery ammunition and poor communications, the three-day offensive cost 12,000 lives for little material gain.

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