The progress of the battle was widely reported in the British press, thanks largely to the efforts of two BBC reporters (Stanley Maxted and Guy Byam) and three journalists (newspaper reporters Alan Wood of the Daily Express and Jack Smyth of Reuters) who accompanied the British forces.Middlebrook, p. 68 The journalists had their reports sent back almost daily – ironically making communication with London at a time when Divisional Signals had not.Middlebrook, p. 164 The division was also accompanied by a three-man team from the Army Film and Photographic Unit who recorded much of the battle – including many of the images on this page.
The progress of the battle was widely reported in the British press, thanks largely to the .efforts of two BBC reporters (Stanley Maxted and Guy Byam) and three journalists (newspaper reporters Alan Wood of the Daily Express and Jack Smyth of Reuters) who accompanied the British forces.Middlebrook p. 68 The journalists had their reports sent back almost daily – ironically making communication with London at a time when Divisional Signals had notMiddlebrook p. 164 The division was also accompanied by a three-man team from the Army Film and Photographic Unit who recorded much of the bat,tle .– including many of the images on this page