The First World War, Vol. 3: The Western Front 1917-1918

by Peter Simkins, Michael Hickey

Overview

In this second volume devoted to the Western Front of World War I, Peter Simkins describes the last great battles of attrition at Arras, on the Aisne, and at Passchendaele in 1917. The book moves on to relate the successive offenses launched by Germany during the spring and summer of 1918 in an effort to achieve victory or a favorable peace before American manpower proved decisive. Questioning and debunking several myths and assumptions about the conduct of war on the Western Front, the author also looks at the aftermath and legacy of the war to end wars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415968430
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/24/2003
Series:	Essential Histories
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Volume 3: The Western Front 1917-1918, Introduction; Chronology; Background to war Strategic choices for 1917; Warring sides The opposing armies; The fighting War on the Western Front, 1917–1918; Portrait of a soldier Private Frederick ‘Fen’ Noakes; The world around war The home fronts 1917–1918; Portrait of a civilian Caroline Webb; How the war ended The final month; Further reading; Index.