"The Hundred Days Offensive – Whose Victory?" Topic

"A century ago, between 8 August and 11 November 1918, after four years of trench stalemate, the Allied armies on the Western Front went onto the offensive, broke through the enemy line, and maintained their advance for three months until the German Army had been brought to final defeat. How was it done? Debate has raged ever since about the combination of factors that delivered Allied victory in the autumn of 1918.

Al McCluskey argues that the Hundred Days was an operational masterpiece, largely attributable to Douglas Haig, one deliberately designed to draw down the all-important German reserves until none were available to block a new BEF thrust, in the Bellenglise sector, in late September 1918.

The popular image of the First World War remains that of an unimaginative and incompetent military command, incapable of meeting the demands placed on on it by modern industrialised warfare…."
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Amicalement
Armand

A certain "colonial" General from Australia, named Sir John Monash, had just a little bit to do with it as well. Look him up in Wikipedia "John Monash" for a quick summary. See what British historians say about him.

The Last 100 Days was masterminded and overseen by General Foch, not Douglas Haig (or John Monash ;-).

Robert

Thanks!.

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Armand