Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465074928 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Finally, in July 1918, they and their American allies did the impossible: they returned movement to the western theater. After a massive assault, the Allies broke through, racing toward the Rhine and forcing Kaiser Wilhelm II to sue for peace.An epic tale ranging from the ravaged fields of Flanders to the revolutionary streets of Berlin, Hundred Days recalls the bravery and sacrifice that finally silenced the guns of Europe.. Using surprise attacks, innovative artillery tactics, and swarms of tanks and aircraft, they pushed the Germans out of their trenches and forced them back to their final bastion: the Hindenburg Line, a formidable network of dugouts, barbed wire, and pillboxes. In the late summer of 1918, after four long years of senseless, stagnant fighting, the Western Front erupted. Many of these battle-hardened troops had endured years of terror in the trenches, clinging to their resolve through poison-gas attacks and fruitl
A Maclean’s Best Read of 2014A sobering but essential read on the last days of a horrific conflict. Lloyd has provided an accessible overview of how strategic and tactical shiftslike the surge in Iraq and the associated urban outpostscan help alter the course of a war and indeed end it. As history progresses, it is their lives and experiences that are often most at risk of fading. He paints vivid portraits of the character and motivations of the various commanders and draws on a variety of first hand accounts from men at all levels on both sides of the front”History in the MarginsLloyd enters the upper tier of Great War historians with this admirable account of the war’s final campaign. Ten million soldiers died fighting in World War I, and perhaps as many as 20 million more were wounded. Bu
"Did anyone really care whether Alsace-Lorraine was" "Did anyone really care whether Alsace-Lorraine was French or German?" Using those words, British history professor Nick Lloyd summed up German thoughts at the end of the "Great War" as the German government considered surrendering to the Allied forces in Fall, 1918, in his new book, "Hundred Days".August 191"Did anyone really care whether Alsace-Lorraine was" Jill Meyer "Did anyone really care whether Alsace-Lorraine was French or German?" Using those words, British history professor Nick Lloyd summed up German thoughts at the end of the "Great War" as the German government considered surrendering to the Allied forces in Fall, 1918, in his new book, "Hundred Days".August 1914 - young men from Britain to Austro-Hungary marched gaily off to war. They'd be home by Christmas, these fearless young men told themselves - and each other. But as the years went by with battles gaining literally inches and men living - and dying - in hideous trenches in Franc. - young men from Britain to Austro-Hungary marched gaily off to war. They'd be home by Christmas, these fearless young men told themselves - and each other. But as the years went by with battles gaining literally inches and men living - and dying - in hideous trenches in Franc. A great addition to anyone's World War I collection Kay Well written and engaging. A great addition to anyone's World War I collection.. "an important book!" according to Jonathan Porath. As a long-time history buff and fan, in particular, of the First World War, this book filled a very important gap in the popular literature of the War. It picks up in July, 1918, with the failure of the German attacks on the Western Front, and shows, battle by battle, the progress of the Allied counter-attack. It is especially valuable in quoting German documents, diaries, etc. which demonstrate the increasing precarious situation they found them selves in. The maps, while adequate, could have been more detailed. Well worth the read!