The Grenadier Guards in the Great War of 1914-1918, Vol. 2 of 3

It was at last understood, in the summer of 1916, that spasmodic attacks on the German trenches did little to gain any real and comprehensive success, and that, in order to prev...

Successful operations were carried out by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig in front of the Passchendaele Ridge at the beginning of October, when a large number of prisoners were c...

During this month the Germans made a determined attack on Nieuport in the Dune country near the coast, and succeeded in penetrating 600 yards into the British line, in spite of...

Although fighting went on all down the line, and constant raids were made, no operations on a large scale were carried out by either side during the first two months of the year...

Colonel N. A. L. Corry, D.S.O. Commanding Officer. Maj. M. E. Makgill-Crichton-Maitland Second in Command. Capt. O. Lyttelton Adjutant. Lieut. E. H. J. Wynne Transport. 2nd Lieu...

The British offensive operations still continued with great success, and considerable progress was made on the famous Vimy Ridge. An advance on a 50-miles front was undertaken i...

The crossing of the Broembeek and the occupation of the southern edge of Houthulst Forest by the Guards Division was one of those brilliantly executed attacks which are apt to b...

At the beginning of 1917 events of the highest importance succeeded each other with startling rapidity. On the British front a series of operations was commenced on the Ancre, b...

The battle of the Somme continued, and further gains by both the British and French armies were announced. On November 13 a successful offensive operation was carried out by the...

There was much fighting on the British front during these two months. Early in August the Germans counter-attacked near Ypres, and succeeded in regaining St. Julien, but only fo...