Le Cateau, 1914

Issue 26. Contents: Paratrooper, Syria 1941, Bomb-Ships, Le Cateau 1914, Pom Pom, U48.

Sent to France in August 1914 the North Irish Horse (NIH) were the first British reservist regiment to see action (at Le Cateau) before fighting as rearguard on the long retreat to the outskirts of Paris.

A series of six journeys through six centuries of warfare in the company of military historian Professor Richard Holmes.
Dates such as 1066 and names such as Dunkirk often strike a chord of nostalgia, but the details of the historic events associated with them are forgotten. In the War Walks 1-2 Richard Holmes takes us on fascinating journey through time to visit twelve battlefields throughout Britain, Northern France and Belgium that mark crucial moments in Britain's bloody and turbulent history.