1918 : winning the war, losing the war / edited by Matthias Strohn ; foreword by General Sir Nicholas Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Nicholas, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Strohn, Matthias, 1976- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns.

World War, 1914-1918.

Military art and science.

Military campaigns.

Physical Description:

304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits (black and white) ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Nineteen eighteen : winning the war, losing the war

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Osprey Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

"Even after a century, World War I still exerts a strong hold on the consciousness of many nations. 1918 was the final year of the war and in many ways the most dramatic, as the fighting continued with growing intensity and extended range right up to the Armistice. The defeat of Russia in 1917 enabled Germany to move more troops onto the Western Front, and in spring 1918 General Ludendorff launched a series of offensives, beginning with Operation Michael on 21 March. Although this operation achieved impressive tactical gains and the Allies came close to defeat, in the end no strategic victory was achieved. Following the failure of the last German offensive in mid-July, the exhausted German Army began to be depleted by ceaseless Allied counter-attacks, as the armies in the West broke through the German defences, bolstered in numbers by the arrival of the American Expeditionary Forces. On other fronts too, the tide began to turn in the Allies' favour as, one by one, the Central Powers dropped out of the war. Although 1918 saw the end of the conflict, the repercussions continued to be felt across the globe for years to come."--

Contents:

Foreword / Nicholas Carter

1. Introduction: 1918: the final year of World War I and its long shadow in history / Matthias Strohn

2. The German Army in 1918 / David T. Zabecki

3. The French Army in 1918 / David Murphy

4. The British Army in 1918 / Jonathan Boff

5. The US Army in 1918 / Mitch Yockelson

6. The forgotten fronts in Europe: Russia, Italy and the Balkans in 1918 / Lothar H�obelt

7. The war outside of Europe / Rob Johnson

8. The Great War at sea in 1918: the role of sea power in achieving victory / Michael Epkenhans

9. The air campaign of 1918 / James S. Corum

10. Learning from 1918 on the Western Front / Mungo Melvin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references: (pages 285-292) and index.

ISBN:

9781472829337

1472829336

OCLC:

1041125377