Etaples: Britain's Notorious Infantry Base Depot, 1914-1919

An account of the mismanagement and divisive atmosphere of the British Army's First World War base camp, which led to the infamous Étaples Mutiny.
A coastal fishing port situated on the northeast French coast, fifteen miles south of Boulogne, Étaples was a base camp for the British Army, as well as a major medical facility for wounded and sick troops, including both British and Canadian hospitals.
Soldiers crossing the Channel on their way to the battlefields of the Western Front found the...