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Description: | Ms account (80pp) by a member of the 18th Corps Cyclist Battalion of the use during the 3rd Battle of Ypres (August 1917) of dummy plywood soldiers to disconcert the enemy and draw fire away from other sectors of the front. Magill took part in one of these 'Chinese Attacks' in late August 1917, and describes the march from Poperinghe to the front lines along a heavily-shelled road, and the mental strain of sitting in the middle of an artillery battle for twenty-four hours.
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Catalogue date 1973-04-17 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Magill, V R | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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