by Nick Lloyd
First published 2014
The guns fell silent at eleven o'clock on November 11, 1918, but the story of how the Great War actually ended remains largely untold. Nick Lloyd reconstructs the final four months of World War I, beginning with the pivotal Battle of the Marne in July 1918. He traces the epic campaign that followed, examining how the Allied forces managed to defeat the German Army through a series of brutal engagements. Lloyd draws on unpublished archival materials from five nations to reveal the military strategies and human costs of these closing battles. The German forces, weakened by internal discord and decimated by influenza, finally cracked under Allied pressure. Lloyd shows how British, French, American, and Commonwealth troops coordinated their efforts to force Germany's leaders to seek peace. This account illuminates the tactical decisions and sacrifices that brought the Western Front to its conclusion, offering readers a detailed examination of one of history's most significant military campaigns.
Genres: history, 20th-century, military-fiction, non-fiction, military-history, world-war-i
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-events
Setting: Germany, Western Front
Period: 1918
384 pages · Paperback · Viking