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; . in closeco-operation, began, the artillery was to assistwith counter-battery and barrage work; but no previous registration could be permitted, as it wouldrouse the enemys suspicions.—General Sir DouglasHaig, Dispatch, Feb. 20, 1918. 2. defense works.—The German de-fences on this front had been greatl
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; . in closeco-operation, began, the artillery was to assistwith counter-battery and barrage work; but no previous registration could be permitted, as it wouldrouse the enemys suspicions.—General Sir DouglasHaig, Dispatch, Feb. 20, 1918. 2. defense works.—The German de-fences on this front had been greatly improvedand extended since the opening of our offensive , and comprised three main systems of re-sistance. The first of these three trench systems,constituting part of the Hindenburg Line proper,ran in a general north-westerly direction for a dis-tance of six miles from the Canal de IEscaut atBanteux to Havrincourt. There it turned abruptlynorth along the line of the Canal du Nord for adistance of four miles to Mocuvres, thus forminga pronounced salient in the German front. Inadvance of the Hindenburg Line the enemy hadconstructed a series of strong forward positions,including La Vacquerie and the north-eastern cornerof Havrincourt \Vood. Behind it, and at distances. SIR JULIAN UYNC; respectively varying from a little less to rathermore than a mile, and from three-and-a-half tofour-and-a-half miles, lay the second and third mainGerman systems, known as the Hindenburg Re-serve Line, and the Beaurevoir, Masnieres, Mar-quion Lines.—Ibid. 3. Opening attack.—All necessary preparationswere completed in time, and with a secrecy re-flecting the greatest credit on all concerned. on the 20th November, without anyprevious artillery bombardment, tanks and infantryattacked on a front of about six miles from eastof Gonnelieu to the Canal du Nord opposite Hcr-mies. At the same hour, demonstrations with gas,smoke and artillery took place on practically thewhole of
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