Aisne 1918

Author : David Blanchard
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783376058
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aisne 1918 written by David Blanchard and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-06-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This battlefield guide and history will focus mainly on the events of attack that fell on the British sector of the front between the 27th _ 1st June 1918, although the offensive which also befell the French forces will not be totally neglected. This area had been a French held sector since 1915 and the French had fought one of its major engagements of the war here in 1917, the ill-fated Nivelle Offensive. French monuments and cemeteries dominate the landscape. The British were also here in 1914, and they too have left reminders of their relative brief presence. However, the actions fought here early in the war tend to be found mainly to the west of the sector. The battlefield of May 1918 scales the heights of the Chemin des Dames ridge, along the Californe Plateau and descends to afforested valley of the Aisne river and canal. The retreat of the Britsh forces during the course of the first day and in following days extends further south almost to the Marne and takes in part of the Champagne region.

Author : Sidney Rogerson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783836571
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Last of the Ebb written by Sidney Rogerson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1918, the Germans launched the Spring Offensive. Aware that American troops would soon be arriving in Europe, the Germans saw this as their last chance to win the war. If they could overcome the Allied armies and reach Paris, victory might be possible. The German offensive was initially a great success. Striking at the Allied line’s strongest point, the Chemin des Dames, they burst their way through and made quick progress towards Marne. However, the advance eventually stalled. With supply shortages and lack of reserves, this was to be the ‘last ebb’ of the German war effort. Rogerson, a young officer in the West Yorkshire Regiment, describes the experiences of his battalion from the Aisne through to the Marne. Fighting under French command, the West Yorkshires were inadequately supported by artillery and practically without help from the air. The 4 tired divisions were forced to fight and run 27 miles across wooded downlands and 3 rivers on emergency rations. The author vividly conveys the bravery and extraordinary resilience of the West Yorkshires, who were able to face up to the terrible ordeal of such a battle without loss of morale. Remarkably for a book of this period, an account by Major-General A. D. von Unruh, which gives the German perspective of the offensive, has been included.

Author : Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Marne 15 July - 6 August 1918 written by Stephen C. McGeorge and Mason W. Watson and published by . This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sidney Rogerson
Publisher : Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 9781853677380
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last of the Ebb written by Sidney Rogerson and published by Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal. This book was released on 2007-02 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sidney Rogerson, a young officer in the West Yorkshire Regiment, describes the experiences of his battalion from the Aisne through to the Marne. Fighting under French command, the West Yorkshires were inadequately supported by artillery and practically without help from the air. The four tired divisions were forced to fight and run twenty-seven miles across wooded downlands and three rivers surviving on only emergency rations.

Author : Rexmond Canning Cochrane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The End of the Aisne-Marne Campaign, August-September 1918 written by Rexmond Canning Cochrane and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ashton H. Manhart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aisne-Marne Offensive, July 18-August 6, 1918 written by Ashton H. Manhart and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rexmond Canning Cochrane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 26th Division in the Aisne-Marne Campaign, July 1918 written by Rexmond Canning Cochrane and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joe E. Golden
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Tactical Study written by Joe E. Golden and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Army War College (U.S.). Historical Section
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aisne and Montdidier-Noyon Operations written by Army War College (U.S.). Historical Section and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barrie Pitt
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473834767
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1918 written by Barrie Pitt and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vividly detailed history examines the battles and politics in the final year of WWI—includes trench diagrams, photographs, and maps of battles. Three years into the Great War, Europe found itself in a stalemate on the Western Front. The Russian Front had collapsed and the United States had abandoned neutrality, joining the Allied cause. These developments set the stage for the climactic events of 1918, the year that would finally see an end to the war. In 1918: The Last Act, acclaimed military historian Barrie Pitt “analyses with great lucidity the broad outlines of German and Allied Strategy” (The Sunday Telegraph). With an expert eye, Pitt looks into the policies of the warring powers, the men who led them, and the resulting battles along the Western Front. From the German onslaught of March 21, 1918, to the struggles in Champagne and the Second Battle of the Marne, to the turning point in August and the final, hard-won victory, 1918 The Last Act traces “the blunders at the top and the filth and stench and misery of the trenches” in order to deliver “a compelling narrative” of World War I (Daily Mail).