Our enemy is shelling the villages from which he has lately retired with long-range guns, and we are now drawing very close to his new line of trenches and fixed positions.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
"Not many Germans in the first trenches," said another, "and no real trenches either, after our shelling.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
The enemy shelled Feuchy village after our troops had passed through and gone far forward, where they dug in for the night under heavy shelling.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs