Villers-Bretonneux to Le Hamel March-July 1918
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Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Author | : Will Davies |
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Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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Author | : Peter Burness |
Publisher | : DVA Anzac Portal |
Total Pages | : 118 |
Release | : 2008-09-01 |
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Australians on the Western Front—1918 Villers-Bretonneux to Le Hamel is the fourth book in the Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918 series developed by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Author | : Peter Burness |
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Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : 9781877007279 |
Australians on the Western Front series. In March 1918 German forces launched a massive new offensive on the Western Front, and Australian divisions were rushed to the region around Villers-Bretonneux. This DVA title presents a concise account of the fighting, from the defence of Amiens through to the brilliant success at Le Hamel in July. Filled with striking black-and-white images from the Memorial's collection.
Author | : Peter FitzSimons |
Publisher | : Random House Australia |
Total Pages | : 786 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1742759521 |
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 | : John Laffin |
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Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Le Hamel (Amiens, France) |
ISBN | : 9780864179708 |
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 | : Peter Pedersen |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2003-03-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1783400285 |
On 4 July 1918, American and Australian troops captured the village of Hamel and the ridge overlooking it. It was not a big battle: the equivalent of one Australian division and one battalion of newly arrived Americans were the only infantry involved. Although Hamel is not a famous named battle it is noteworthy for an increased level of sophistication . At Hamel machines went a long way towards relieving the infantry of the obligation to fight its way forward. After the battle, Haig's Headquarters promulgated its lessons for other commanders. Among the senior officers who visited Monash's Headquarters was Brigadier-General Bernard Montgomery. The military thinker and former Tank Corps officer, Major-General J.F.C. Fuller, thought Hamel more important in making the reputation of the Tank Corps than the battle of Cambrai.
Author | : Aaron Pegram |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2019-11-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108486193 |
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.
Author | : John Monash |
Publisher | : Black Inc. |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2015-07-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1925203344 |
First published in 1920, The Australian Victories in France in 1918 immediately garnered glowing praise as one of the most entertaining and informative accounts of war ever written. It is now recognised as one of the most important records of World War I, revealing the critical role Australians played on the Western Front. General Sir John Monash, regarded as the best allied commander of World War I, records his experiences leading a series of victories that turned the tide of the war, from the defence of Amiens, to the battle of August 8th and the breaking of the Hindenburg Line. He reveals the challenges he faced in leading tens of thousands of troops, and the decision-making and innovations in the field that led to their success. Republished in full, this edition features a new foreword by Bruce Haigh, colour reproductions of the original maps that were hand-drawn under Monash's supervision, and new photos. It also includes a memo from General Rawlinson congratulating Monash on the performance of the Australian Corps- 'I feel that no mere words of mine can adequately express the renown that they have won for themselves and the position they have established for the Australian nation not only in France but throughout the world.' 'From the far-off days in 1914, when the call first came, until the last shot was fired, every day was filled with loathing, horror, and distress . . . Yet it had to be, and the thought always uppermost was the earnest prayer that Australia might forever be spared such a horror on her own soil.' John Monash
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Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
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A seventeen-volume compilation of selected AEF records gathered by Army historians during the interwar years. This collection in no way represents an exhaustive record of the Army's months in France, but it is certainly worthy of serious consideration and thoughtful review by students of military history and strategy and will serve as a useful jumping off point for any earnest scholarship on the war. --from Foreword by William A Stofft.