The Day We Won The War Turning Point At Amiens 8 August 1918

"On 8 August 1918, the Allies launched an attack on the German Army that would prove the turning point on the Western Front. The offensive bore all the hallmarks of the Blitzkrieg assaults of twenty years later: mounted troops and infantry, supported by quickly moving artillery and airpower, shattered the German defences in just a few hours. It was a blow from which they never recovered, and marked the beginning of the Hundred Days that would finally bring an end to the Great War ... In this comprehensive history of the battle, Charles Messenger explains the complex innovations in weaponry and tactics that made the Allied victory possible. Using sources from Australia, Canada, France, the USA, Britain, and Germany, he gauges the mindset of the various armies at the time, and recreates the atmosphere of the battle with numerous eyewitness testimonies"--Jacket.

Year

2009

Language

English

Publisher

George Weidenfeld & Nicholson

Editions

3

Pages

279

ISBN

9780297852810

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