malo-les

Updated: June 18, 2025

So it seems certain now, though it is easy to prophesy after the event. I went along the coast as far as Coxyde and Nieuport and saw secret preparations for the coast offensive. We were building enormous gun emplacements at Malo-les Bains for long-range naval guns, camouflaged in sand dunes. Our men were being trained for fighting in the dunes. Our artillery positions were mapped out.

Philip Gibbs - Now It Can Be Told