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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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hop^, had written a German soldier ofthe 190th Regiment, captured at Contalmaison, this awful business will soon stop. Aprayer which we may be sure was cordially re-echoed by many of his fellow-countrymen. During the night of the 19th-20th ourbombing parties made a substantial advanceeast of the Leipzig Redoubt, which was one ofthe main obstacles barring approach from thesouth of the Thiepval plateau. Away to theright beyond Pozieres, in the vicinity of theBois de Fourneaux or High Wood, roundLongueval, Waterlot Farm, Delville Wood,Guillemont, and thence to the banks of theSomme, a continuous fringe of exploding shellsshowed that the German artillery was bom-barding the British and French positions, towhich our gunners were not slow in replying. The noise was deafening. The sky was litup by the bursting shells. Sir Douglas Haighad replaceni the Western and Eastern Divisionsand the Highlandeis by South-Countrymonand Lowlandtrs, and the enemy artillery, THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR. 113
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