Challenge of Battle

Winston Churchill described the opening campaign of World War I as ''a drama never surpassed''. The titanic clash of Europe''s armies in 1914 is one the great stories of 20th-century history, and one in which the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) played a notable part. Previous assessments of the BEF have held to an unshakeable belief in its exceptional performance during the battles of 1914. But ...