During the early months of the war in 1914 there was a conflict of opinion between the War Office and the Foreign Office regarding news from the Front. Philip Gibbs conflictearlyforeign Change image and share on social
It's better to give than to lend and it costs about the same. Philip Gibbs costgivelend Change image and share on social
From each one of them rose separate columns of smoke, meeting in a pall overhead, and through the smoke came stabbing flashes of fire as German shells burst with thudding shocks of sound. This was the front line of battle. Philip Gibbs battleburstcolumn share on social
I am going to fight - I, a socialist and Syndicalist - so that we shall make an end to war, so that the little ones of France will sleep in peace, and the women go without fear. Philip Gibbs endfearfight Change image and share on social