First Ypres 1914

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• With the Battle of the Aisne grinding to a halt as trench warfare gradually set in, both the German and Allied commanders realized the dominance of the defensive, established by quick firing artillery and the machine-gun, meaning that casualties in frontal attacks on a dug-in enemy were enormously heavy. Consequently, the armies sought to outflank the opposition by heading north in a set of maneuvers known as the Race to the Sea. During this phase Field Marshal French insisted on redeploying the British Expeditionary Force to the Allied left, nearer the Chanel ports. They came into action, division after division, from the La Basse north towards the city of Ypres in a series of bitterly fought meeting engagements, in which both the British infantry and cavalry continued to outperform their opposite numbers, but neither side could obtain a decisive result. Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 5.0 out of 5.