The last 100 days : the Australian road to victory in the First World War
Davies, Will2018
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In March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation. Then came General John Monash's first victory as the Commanding Officer of the newly formed Australian Corps at Hamel. This victory, and the tactics it tested, became crucial to the Allied victory after 8 August, the 'black day of the German Army'. On this day the major Allied counteroffensive began, with the AIF in the vanguard of the attack. The Australians, with the Canadians to the south and the British across the Somme to the north, drove the Germans back, first along the line of the Somme and then across the river to Mont St Quentin, Péronne and on to the formidable Hindenburg Line, before the last Australian infantry action at Montbrehain in early October. Fast-paced and tense, the story of The Last 100 Days is animated by the voices of Australian soldiers as they endured the war's closing stages with humour and stoicism; and as they fought a series of battles in which they played a pivotal role in securing Allied victory.
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Author:
Davies, Will, author
Imprint:
North Sydney, NSW : Vintage, 2018.©2018.
Collation:
340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-328) and index.
ISBN:
9780143784968 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.394
Language:
English
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Subject:
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918World War, 1914-1918 -- AustraliaWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, AustralianWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- FranceSoldiers -- Australia -- BiographyWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western FrontAustralia -- History, Military -- 20th century
BRN:
601360