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Planning for a british expeditionary force began with the haldane reforms of the british army carried out by the secretary of state for war richard haldane following the second boer war 18991902. If this is in the wrong section, could someone from admin move it to a more appropriate one please. In the autumn of 1914 the original british expeditionary force faced a heavily reinforced german drive. This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. Because nobody has come up with a source for any master list held by the old contemptibles association for the badges they issued, im starting a master list of the numbers of old contemptible badge. You can know everything if you like open up and read a e book the old contemptibles richard jury mysteries book 11. The main emphasis will be placed on the battles around ypres against the old contemptibles of the bef, but the fighting against the french and belgian armies will also be featured, thus providing fresh and broader insights into a campaign. Apr 20, 2019 an excellent new book on how the military have used wargames has just been published by the us naval war college. Private sheffield tells why he did not go on leave in 21 years.
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