The Hindenburg Line 1918: Haig's Forgotten Triumph Contributor(s): McCluskey, Alistair (Author), Dennis, Peter (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1472820304 ISBN-13: 9781472820303 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Series: Campaign |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.2" W x 9.7" (0.75 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: From September 26 until October 6, 1918, the Allied armies in France, led by British army commander Sir Douglas Haig, launched their biggest ever combined offensive on the Western Front of World War I. Two million troops of the British, French, American, and Belgian Armies launched four attacks in rapid succession across a 250km front between the Argonne and Flanders. This huge assault drove the German Army from its last fully prepared defensive position west of the German border and ensured that the War ended in 1918. The impact of this defeat had a shattering effect on the Germans. Their army admitted for the first time that an armistice was required to save it from annihilation, peace feelers were sent out to the Americans and the Kaiser began the process of democratizing Germany. Although these decisive results were to a large extent consequences of the battle of the Hindenburg Line, the subsequent controversies over the conduct of the war meant that it went unheralded and has remained Haig's forgotten triumph. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dennis, Peter: - Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. |