This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops against their British
opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front.
Launched on 21 March 1918, the Spring Offensive saw Germany use
veteran, highly trained assault troops and innovative assault tactics
to encircle and outflank the British and Empire forces manning the
front line, hoping to force the French to seek terms and hand victory
to Germany. After this attempt stalled, the Allied armies mounted a
series of offensives during the so-called 'Hundred Days', actions that
pushed the Kaiser's forces back and prompted the demoralized German
High Command to sue for peace. In this book, Stephen Bull shows how
the British Army on the Western Front fared as it survived the Spring
Offensive and then went on the attack during the Hundred Days. While
the picked units spearheading the German offensive were well-trained
and -armed but short of supplies, the regular divisions following in
their wake would prove much less resolute. The fighting would see both
sides' forces tested to the limit and beyond, as initial German
progress gave way to stalemate and the Allies then took the offensive,
driving the Germans back. Featuring specially commissioned artwork and
mapping, carefully chosen archive photos and expert analysis and
commentary, this study assesses the fighting men on both sides during
the climactic months of fighting on the Western Front in 1918.
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Spring Offensive and Hundred Days 1918
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ISBN
9781472861184
Publisert
2024
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Osprey Publishing
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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