The Hindenburg Line 1918 - Haig's forgotten triumph

From 26 September until 8 October 1918, the Allied armies in France launched their largest ever combined offensive on the Western Front of World War I. The British, French, American and Belgian armies launched four attacks in rapid succession across a 250km front between the Argonne and Flanders. At the centre of this huge assault the British, First, Third and Fourth Armies, led by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, breached the formidable Hindenburg Line defences and drove the Kairser''s Army from its last fully prepared defensive position west of the German border.The impact of this defeat had a shattering effect on the Germans with their army admitting for the first time that an armistice was required to save it from annihilation. Although these decisive results were to a large extent consequences of the battle of the Hindenburg Line, the subsequent controversies over the conduct of the war meant that it went unheralded and has remained Haig''s forgotten triumph.>

About the author

Alistair McCluskey is a serving officer in the British Army. He has served in the UK, Germany, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Afghanistan. He gained his MA at King's College, London. His interests include military history, particularly the Roman Army and World War I, and Sunderland Football Club. He lives with his wife and son in the south-west of EnglandPeter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Alistair McCluskey, McCluskey Alistair
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Peter (Illustrator) Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781472820303
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2030-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 246 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; France, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / World War I, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1910 to c 1919, General and world history, Battles & campaigns, History and Archaeology, Battles and campaigns