1918-Catastrophe to Victory: Volume 1-The German 'Ludendorff' Spring Offensive

The last German offensive that almost won the war in the west

By the fourth year of the Great War on the Western Front the protagonists knew that established assault tactics could not be depended upon to deliver battlefield victories or, indeed, long endure. Time and attrition was on the side of the Allies, for the German homeland was hard pressed and suffering. The Allied cause was not challenged geographically, in materiel or logistically since the U-Boat menace was being defeated in the A...