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Title: The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history;
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson), 1836-1913 Smith, Donald Eugene, b. 1878 Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963 Shearer, Augustus Hunt, 1878-1941 Knowlton, Daniel Chauncey, 1876-
Subjects: History
Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : C.A. Nichols Publishing Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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hed the greatest importance, and theycounter-attacked fiercely for four days. Succes-sive attacks and counter-attacks raged round thecelebrated hill, and we were eventually drivenfrom what remained of the position. To-day thereis no hill—it has been mined out of existence.The weakness of our position in Ypres had alwaysbeen the extent of the Salient, and the fact thatall our communications ran through the city. Thetown itself possessed but little military value, butit was the key of the road to Calais, and had onlya political value in that it was the only remain-ing town of any size left unconquered in Belgium.For political reasons it was essential that not ascrap more of the soil of Flanders should be sur-rendered, although the position was an unfavour-able one for the Allies and a much better line ofdefence could have been sited on the slightlyhigher ground further back. The northern endof the Salient where it touched the Yser Canalwas held by the French Colonial troops; then 9936
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