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 GibbsIt was so quiet that morning in Paris that the heels of my two companions and myself were loud on the deserted pavements. It was a city of shuttered shops, and barred windows, and deserted avenues.
Philip GibbsAt all costs we must re-establish faith in spiritual values. We must worship something beyond ourselves, lest we destroy ourselves.
Philip GibbsIt was announced as a French victory by the French Minister of War. I did not see any sign of victory but only the retreat of the French forces engaged in the battle.
Philip Gibbs