ˈæftɚ fˈɪɹs fˈaɪɾɪŋ æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, ploʊɡstˈɪɹt wˈʊd hæd bɪkˌʌm ɐ kwˈaɪət sˈɛktɚ wˌɛɹ nˈoʊ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈækʃən tˈʊk plˈeɪs.
After fierce fighting at the start of the war, Ploegsteert Wood had become a quiet sector where no major action took place.