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The Fifth Army In March 1918 Illustrated Edition
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Author : Walter Shaw Sparrow
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
The Fifth Army In March 1918 Illustrated Edition written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
[Illustrated with 19 maps] On March 21st, 1918, Ludendorff launched the massive offensive that had been feared by the Allies for some time. The target for their attack was the Fifth Army commanded by General Sir Hubert Gough; weak in numbers and even weaker in the lack of entrenchments and fortifications in the front line which they had only just taken over from French divisions. The effect was shattering, the ‘hurricane bombardment’ was murderous the Germans fired one million artillery shells at the British lines held by the Fifth Army - over 3000 shells fired every minute. The famous Stormtroopers, specially trained and equipped, attacked with skill and determination, bypassing islands of resistance, sowing terror with flame-throwers rushing towards their objectives. The Fifth army fought valiantly and suffered greatly and no less than 21,000 British soldiers had been captured, many still stupefied by the bombardment, and, much ground that had been bought at huge human cost during the Battle of the Somme, lost. However, the shell-holed ground of the Somme battlefield proved to be the best ally of the British as it slowed the German advance; starving German troops stopped to loot abandoned British supplies. As the Germans slowed the remaining troops of Fifth and the other British Armies stiffened their resistance and eventually the front was knitted back together with the aid of the French and American forces. It was to be the last roll of the dice for the German Army in the First World War, the last real chance of victory, almost a quarter of a million of their best soldiers fell on their side during March and April 1918. The Gamble had failed however and the Allies would turn back the tide a few months later hounding the Germans back to their own borders and final capitulation.
Fifth Army In March 1918
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Author : WALTER SHAW. SPARROW
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Fifth Army In March 1918 written by WALTER SHAW. SPARROW and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The Fifth Army In March 1918
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Author : Walter Shaw Sparrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
The Fifth Army In March 1918 written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with Somme, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918 categories.
The Fifth Army In March 1918 Classic Reprint
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Author : Walter Shaw Sparrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-06-13
The Fifth Army In March 1918 Classic Reprint written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-13 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Fifth Army in March 1918 Hen Mr. Shaw Sparrow first asked me to write an Introduction to his book, I refused, because I felt the subject was too personal to myself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Fifth Army In March 1918
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Author : Walter Shaw Sparrow
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-09-01
The Fifth Army In March 1918 written by Walter Shaw Sparrow and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Fifth Army In March 1918
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Author : W Shaw Sparrow
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
The Fifth Army In March 1918 written by W Shaw Sparrow and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The History Of The Second Division 1914 1918 Volume 2
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Author : Everard Wyrall
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The History Of The Second Division 1914 1918 Volume 2 written by Everard Wyrall and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...failed because be expected his leading troops to go on ad infinitum instead of passing fresh troops through in order to capture succeeding objectives. Thus the leading troops became exhausted. ACTION OF 2nd DIVISION ON 21st MARCH. 543 With the exception of the Flesquieres Salient,1 from opposite the whole British line from La Fere to Croisilles, the enemy's troops surged across No Man's Land in vast numbers. There had been no such attack in the whole War. The battle-front was practically divided into two parts--northern and southern. In the former the Seventeenth German Army attacked from a point approximately south of Mceuvres to Croisilles; in the latter, from opposite Gouzeaucourt to La Fere. On the left-flank division (9th) of the VIIth Corps, Fifth Army, and the right-flank division (51st) of the IVth Corps, Third Army, the enemy's attacks fell heavily indeed, for a successful thrust at these two points would have entailed the immediate evacuation of the Flesquieres Salient, held by the Vth Corps, Third Army. The 2nd Division, however, spent the 21st March resting and reorganizing after two strenuous months in the front line. The last week (from the 13th to the 20th), during which the Division had suffered over 3,000 gas casualties, had played havoc with the men, who were, nevertheless, in good fettle despite their losses. The Division had to "stand fast" throughout the day, and assembly positions were detailed should it be necessary for the troops to move forward. The 10th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry were moved out in front of Metz (to the Metz Salient) during the morning, but in the afternoon were ordered to withdraw to billets in Lechelle. On the night of the 21st March the 2nd Division remained in Vth Corps...
The Last Four Months How The War Was Won Illustrated Edition
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Author : Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
The Last Four Months How The War Was Won Illustrated Edition written by Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos The epic story of the last campaign of the Allied armies that shattered the German Army on the Western Front in 1918 bringing the First World War to a close. Renowned military writer Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice brings together the stories of the victorious armies who advanced from the Belgian coastline to the Swiss frontiers in vivid detail. “WHO won the war? is a question that has been often asked. In the countries of all the great Allied Powers there have been found those who answered it to their own satisfaction as patriots, because it is easy to demonstrate that the war would not have been won, as and when it was won, had any of those countries failed to do what it actually achieved. Most of us, however, are agreed that victory was the result of combination, and I am convinced that that opinion will grow stronger the better the story is known... In this book I have sought to give a picture of Foch’s great campaign and to sketch in due proportion the parts which went to make up the whole. I have reduced my descriptions of the battles to the simplest terms, because my object is to explain the broad causes of success and of failure, and there is danger, in entering into details of operations on so vast a scale, of losing sight of the wood for the trees. As no story of a campaign can be complete unless it describes the intentions, aims and feelings of the enemy, at least at the most critical periods, I have collected the best information available on these points from captured documents or from publications in Germany. Fortunately, there has in that country been considerable public discussion between Hindenburg, Ludendorff and their critics as to the conduct of the former during the period with which I am here chiefly concerned, and material has not been lacking.”-Author’s Preface.
The First World War
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Author : John Keegan
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2001
The First World War written by John Keegan and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
John Keegan's The First World War is already established as the classic single volume history of the conflict. In this study of World War I the author presents the military conflict, the battles on land, sea and in the air, together with interpretations of military events. He also shows how the war also acted as an engine for social change which shapes our world today.
Kaiserschlacht 1918
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Author : Randal Gray
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 2004
Kaiserschlacht 1918 written by Randal Gray and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This title describes how, using new "Storm Trooper" units and high-mobility tactics, the German Operation Kaiserschlacht shattered the front line, broke into open country and came within a hair's breadth of winning the First World War.