The Day We Won The War

Turning Point At Amiens, 8 August 1918

Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I
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Author: Charles Messenger ISBN: 9780297856184
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Publication: September 18, 2008
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Language: English
Author: Charles Messenger
ISBN: 9780297856184
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Publication: September 18, 2008
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Language: English

How the British, ANZACs and Canadians finally broke the German army on the most decisive day of the Great War.

The British attack at Amiens was the most decisive day of the Great War. In earlier offensives, a gain of a few hundred yards counted as a 'victory', but this time our troops advanced seven miles in a day and broke clean through the German defences. The long agony on the Western Front was nearly over.

Spearheaded by tanks and armoured cars and supported by the RAF, the attack was led by the Australian and Canadian Corps, with British and French troops on the flanks. Elaborate deception measures were employed to ensure surprise.

Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, as well as eyewitness accounts, this book describes how the attack was conceived, the preparations, and the actual assault itself, as well as what happened on the subsequent days and how Amiens paved the way for the final victorious Allied advance.

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How the British, ANZACs and Canadians finally broke the German army on the most decisive day of the Great War.

The British attack at Amiens was the most decisive day of the Great War. In earlier offensives, a gain of a few hundred yards counted as a 'victory', but this time our troops advanced seven miles in a day and broke clean through the German defences. The long agony on the Western Front was nearly over.

Spearheaded by tanks and armoured cars and supported by the RAF, the attack was led by the Australian and Canadian Corps, with British and French troops on the flanks. Elaborate deception measures were employed to ensure surprise.

Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, as well as eyewitness accounts, this book describes how the attack was conceived, the preparations, and the actual assault itself, as well as what happened on the subsequent days and how Amiens paved the way for the final victorious Allied advance.

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