The Last Four Months: How the War was Won |
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able advance Aisne Allied armies American Army American Division American troops Amiens Argonne Armistice Arras artillery battle of Amiens Belgian Belgium blow bombardment British army British front Byng's Cambrai campaign Canal captured Château-Thierry Corps decision defeat dorff east enemy enemy's Fifth Army fighting Flanders flank Foch Foch's forces forest forward fought Fourth Army Fourth British Army France French army German armies German defenses German divisions German lines German troops Gough's Gouraud Government ground guns Haig's Hindenburg line infantry July large number losses Luden Ludendorff machine-guns March Marne ment Metz Meuse Mézières Mihiel miles October offensive Oise organisation Péronne Pershing position preparations prisoners Quentin railway Reims reinforcements reserves result retreat river roads Scheldt second battle September September 26 Sir Douglas Haig soldiers Somme strength struggle success tanks Third Army tion trench warfare unity of command Verdun victory West Western Front