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| Author | : John Hughes-Wilson |
| Publisher | : Uniform Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019-05-15 |
| Genre | : Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918 |
| ISBN | : 9781911604426 |
Download Hamel 4th July 1918 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Battle of Hamel is arguably, the most important battle of the First World War yet it is stillrelatively unknown. It was turning point of the Great War and saw American troops fightingalongside Australian troops in their first taste of war on foreign soil, making the reputation of theman who led the troops, General Monash of the Australian Army. In the summer of 1918 the war was in the balance but the battle plan was beautifully conceivedand executed, and without the Allies' victory, Amiens would not have been possible. It is special for three reasons, firstly it lasted only ninety minutes with very few casualties.Secondly it was the battle that set up the troops for Amiens after which the Germans were rolledback to Berlin. Finally and most importantly it is the first time American troops fought onforeign soil and really entered international politics. Formerly on the course at Sandhurst it has now been replaced by more modern examples butHamel is still the perfect battle a century on, superbly prepared. When most battles are fought theoriginal plans go out of the window, not so with Hamel.
| Author | : Peter FitzSimons |
| Publisher | : Hachette Australia |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2018-04-24 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0733640095 |
Download Monash's Masterpiece Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned every detail meticulously, with nothing left to chance. Integrated use of tanks, planes, infantry, wireless (and even carrier pigeons!) was the basis, and it went on from there, down to the details: everyone used the same maps, with updated versions delivered by motorbike despatch riders to senior commanders, including Monash. Each infantry battalion was allocated to a tank group, and they advanced together. Supplies and ammunition were dropped as needed from planes. The losses were relatively few. In the words of Monash: 'A perfected modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases.' Monash planned for the battle to last for 90 minutes - in the end it went for 93. What happened in those minutes changed for the rest of the war the way the British fought battles, and the tactics and strategies used by the Allies. Peter FitzSimons brings this Allied triumph to life, and tells this magnificent story as it should be told.
| Author | : Debra Hamel |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2015-06-25 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1421416824 |
Download Battle of Arginusae Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An Athenian triumph against Sparta end in disaster and infamy in this naval history of Ancient Greece in the 5th century B.C. Toward the end of the Peloponnesian War, nearly three hundred Athenian and Spartan ships fought a pivotal skirmish in the Arginusae Islands. Larger than any previous naval battle between warring Greeks, the Battle of Arginusae was a crucial win for Athens. Its aftermath, however, was a major disaster for its people. Due to numerous factors, the Athenian commanders abandoned the crews of twenty-five disabled ships. Thousands of soldiers were left clinging to wreckage and awaiting help that never came. When the failure was discovered back home, the eight generals in charge were deposed. Two fled into exile, while the other six were tried and executed. In The Battle of Arginusae, historian Debra Hamel describes the violent battle and its horrible aftermath. Hamel introduces readers to Athens and Sparta, the two thriving superpowers of the fifth century B.C. She provides a summary of the events that caused the long war and discusses the tactical intricacies of Greek naval warfare. Recreating the claustrophobic, unhygienic conditions in which the ships’ crews operated, Hamel unfolds the process that turned this naval victory into one of the most infamous chapters in the city-state’s history.
| Author | : Stephen Dando-Collins |
| Publisher | : Random House Australia |
| Total Pages | : 338 |
| Release | : 2018-05-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0143787616 |
Download Heroes of Hamel Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The battle of Hamel was remarkable for its speed, the tactics employed, numerous acts of extreme bravery, and the fact that for the first time in history American troops fought under Australian command. The Battle of Hamel, explores the preparations and ramifications for this blitzkreig and the parts played by six men in particular: · General John Monash, a former Melbourne engineer who had risen through militia ranks to become the first Australian corps commander of WWI, and who put his career on the line by conceiving and commanding the bold Hamel assault, implementing it despite the reservations of his British superior and the interference of American commander General Pershing and Monash’s own Australian prime minister, Billy Hughes. · Australians Private Henry Dalziel and Lance Corporal Jack Axford, who both won the Victoria Cross (VC) for their gallantry during the battle, and Sergeant Ned Searle (who is related to Stephen Dando-Collins), who set out to win a Victoria Cross during the battle. · Colonel Joseph B Sanborn, at 64 supposedly much too old for front line service, yet who, as commander of the American 131st Regiment, defied the orders of US commander General Pershing to lead his men into battle alongside the Australians. On General Monash’s recommendation, Sanborn was awarded the British Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). · American Corporal Thomas Pope, who won America’s highest gallantry award, the Medal of Honor (MOH), for his part in the Battle of Hamel, becoming the first member of the US Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War One. Pope would live to 94, becoming the last WWI Medal of Honor winner to pass away.
| Author | : John Laffin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Le Hamel (Amiens, France) |
| ISBN | : 9780864179708 |
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The amazing and inspiring story of the capture of the German front line in July of 1918. It was the turning point of WWI, which came to a victorious end shortly after. Laffin is one of the world's most distinguished military historians and has written more than 60 books concerning war.
| Author | : John Laffin |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 1999 |
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Download The Battle of Hamel: Australia's Finest Victory Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
| Author | : Peter Pedersen |
| Publisher | : Battleground Europe |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : France |
| ISBN | : 9780850529388 |
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"Tactically, Hamel (strictly Le Hamel) was what soldiers would call an all-arms battle because it involved infantry attacking with tanks and supported by artillery and aircraft. True, none of these arms was a stranger to the rest by 1918 but they had never been brought together in such a successful combination. The battle represented a quantum leap in tactical method that consigned the technique of 1 July 1916 to a bygone age and became a model for the British Expeditionary Force thereafter. In particular, the stroke on 8 August 1918, the German Army's "black day", was simply Hamel on a larger scale. An understanding of the concept and the plan that emerged from it are crucial for grasping the texture of the attack ... The battle was not part of a larger operation. The plan can be studied without having to take into account its place within a wider scheme. The execution readily breaks down into battalion and even company actions, all of which can be precisely located on the ground and easily followed"--Author's introd.
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| Total Pages | : 582 |
| Release | : 1935 |
| Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Download The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 ... Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
| Author | : Peter FitzSimons |
| Publisher | : Random House Australia |
| Total Pages | : 786 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1742759521 |
Download Victory at Villers-Bretonneux Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Across a 45-mile front, no fewer than two million German soldiers hurl themselves at the Allied lines, with the specific intention of splitting the British and French forces, and driving all the way through to the town of Villers-Bretonneux, at which point their artillery will be able to rain down shells on the key train-hub town of Amiens, thus throttling the Allied supply lines. For nigh on two weeks, the plan works brilliantly, and the Germans are able to advance without check, as the exhausted British troops flee before them, together with tens of thousands of French refugees. In desperation, the British commander, General Douglas Haig, calls upon the Australian soldiers to stop the German advance, and save Villers-Bretonneux. If the Australians can hold this, the very gate to Amiens, then the Germans will not win the war. 'It's up to us, then, ' one of the Diggers writes in his diary. .
| Author | : Aaron Pegram |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2019-11-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1108486193 |
Download Surviving the Great War Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in WW1. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military content, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia's involvement in the First World War.
