The Last 100 Days: The Australian Road to Victory in the First World War by Will Davies

The Last 100 Days: The Australian Road to Victory in the First World War by Will Davies

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9780143784968
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: Will Davies
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Vintage
Place: Sydney NSW
Year: 2018
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Much has been written about the Great War, and a great deal on the Australian Imperial Force and its operations. Now, Will Davies explores, in vivid detail, the last 100 days and the Australian contribution to the final victory in November 1918.

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, Peronne 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. (back cover)

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