Theyearof1914hadbeenadifficultonefortheBritishExpeditionaryForce,thewarthathadstartedinAugusthadnotbeenoverbytheexpectedtimeofChristmas.Additionallymanyofitsoriginalmembershadbecomecasualtiesandreplacementsweredifficulttofind.1915didnotgomuchbetter,theBEFwasstillaminorplayerwithonlyarelativelysmallnumberofdivisionscomparedtothemanyintheFrenchArmy.TheculminationofseveralattacksbytheBEFin1915wastheattackintheLoossectorinSeptemberwhereinaminingareanorthofArras,thelargestBritishoffensiveofthewarthusfartookplace.Forcedintoanoffensiveinanareawhichasoneseniorcommanderputitwason'mostunfavorableground',theBEFsufferedheavycasualtiesandlittlematerialgain.Probablyforthesereasonsthe1915battleshavebeenlargelyignoredandtherehasbeenadearthofdecentpublicationsonLoos.HelionandCoLtdarethereforepleasedtoannouncethepublicationofamajornewworkMostUnfavourableGround.TheBattleofLoos1915byNiallCherry.MostUnfavourableGroundoffersadetailedlookattheplanning,executionandaftermathofthefighting.Aswellasusingofficialrecordsandreports,numerouspersonalstorieshavebeenwovenintotheaccount.Theauthor'sgrandfatherwaspresentatLoosasaChemicalCorporalwiththeRoyalEngineersgasunitsandthismajornewworkreflectstheauthor'spassionforthesubject.Keysalespoints:Amajornewworkonanoft-neglectedandoverlookedoffensivelaunchedbytheBritishforcesin1915,Drawsonalargenumberofpersonalaccountsinadditiontoofficialsourcestoprovidearichanddetailedaccount,IncludesmuchinformationaboutoverlookedaspectsoftheBattle,includingtheBritishuseofgas,andmedicalfacilities,Featuresalargenumberofrarephotographs,acomprehensiveselectionofmapsandanextensivenumberofstatisticaltables.