October saw the manuever warfare of the early war begin to give way to the trench warfare that would define the Great War. Heroic resistance kept approximately five per cent (5%) of Belgium free of German occupation, ground around Ypres that would be fought over all the way until November 1918.
Episode № CDXV on the Battle of the Yser illustrates the difficulty I had finding appropriate & period-specific images. The episode features an anachronistic photograph of German soldiers equipped with the Stahlhelm ("steel helmet"), a piece of kit that would not be issued until 1916. I grew as a blogger through the Weltkrieg centenary, refining my ability to locate suitable imagery & eventually expanding to the four-line description that has since become standard.
The Wayback Machine Tour of the World War: October 1914
"The Explorers' Club," № CDXIII: The "Race to the Sea" (17 September-12 October 1914)
"The Explorers' Club," № CDXV: The Battle of the Yser (16-31 October 1914)
Lest we forget.
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