The world war for liberty; a comprehensive and authentic history of the war by land, sea and air ..editors, Francis Rolt-Wheeler ..Frederick EDrinker .. . THE RACE OF TWO ARMIES TO THE SEA 65 From the British point of view, a shift of plans was essential. TheBritish Expeditionary Force had been sent over to help France at avery desperate pinch. It had done so. It had covered itself with undy-ing glory in the Retreat from Mons to the Mame. Now, however, thatthe Aisne had become a deadlock, it would be a mistake of organizationfor the British Army to be so far south, since its supplies were comi
The world war for liberty; a comprehensive and authentic history of the war by land, sea and air ..editors, Francis Rolt-Wheeler ..Frederick EDrinker .. . THE RACE OF TWO ARMIES TO THE SEA 65 From the British point of view, a shift of plans was essential. TheBritish Expeditionary Force had been sent over to help France at avery desperate pinch. It had done so. It had covered itself with undy-ing glory in the Retreat from Mons to the Mame. Now, however, thatthe Aisne had become a deadlock, it would be a mistake of organizationfor the British Army to be so far south, since its supplies were comingfrom England. If any troops were to be shifted northwards, the Britishshould go. Thus they would be shortening their line of supply, savingtime, men and material. Immediately, therefore, even while the Western Phase of the Battleof the Aisne was continuing, French troops began to replace the Britishin the trenches before the Aisne. It was not, however, until October 3,that the main body started, though small detachments had been steadilyentraining for the north. When the Western Phase of the Battle of theAisne came to a definite end, after Septem
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