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FitzSimons, Peter,
Monash's masterpiece : the Battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world / Peter FitzSimons. - xviii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbed pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned every detail meticulously, with nothing left to chance. Integrated use of tanks, planes, infantry, wireless (and even carrier pigeons!) was the basis, and it went on from there, down to the details: everyone used the same maps, with updated versions delivered by motorbike despatch riders to senior commanders, including Monash. Each infantry battalion was allocated to a tank group, and they advanced together. Supplies and ammunition were dropped as needed from planes. The losses were relatively few. In the words of Monash: 'A perfect modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases.' Monash planned for the battle to last for 90 minutes - in the end it went for 93. What happened in those minutes changed for the rest of the war the way the British fought battles, and the tactics and strategies used by the Allies. Peter FitzSimons brings this Allied triumph to life, and tells this magnificent story as it should be told.
9780733640087 (paperback)
99979612611
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Le Hamel, Battle of (Amiens, France : 1918)
World War (1914-1918)
1914-1918
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Le Hamel (Amiens, France) - History, Military.
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Le Hamel, Battle of (Amiens, France : 1918)
Military history.
Biography: general.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
Military participation--Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France.
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War (1914-1918)
Generals - Australia - Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
Generals--Australia--Biography.
Australia.
France.
France--Le Hamel (Amiens)
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Le Hamel (Amiens, France)--History, Military.
Biography.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Military history.
Military history
Biography
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Monash's masterpiece : the Battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world / Peter FitzSimons. - xviii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbed pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned every detail meticulously, with nothing left to chance. Integrated use of tanks, planes, infantry, wireless (and even carrier pigeons!) was the basis, and it went on from there, down to the details: everyone used the same maps, with updated versions delivered by motorbike despatch riders to senior commanders, including Monash. Each infantry battalion was allocated to a tank group, and they advanced together. Supplies and ammunition were dropped as needed from planes. The losses were relatively few. In the words of Monash: 'A perfect modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases.' Monash planned for the battle to last for 90 minutes - in the end it went for 93. What happened in those minutes changed for the rest of the war the way the British fought battles, and the tactics and strategies used by the Allies. Peter FitzSimons brings this Allied triumph to life, and tells this magnificent story as it should be told.
9780733640087 (paperback)
99979612611
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir., 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Le Hamel, Battle of (Amiens, France : 1918)
World War (1914-1918)
1914-1918
Monash, John, Sir, 1865-1931.
Le Hamel (Amiens, France) - History, Military.
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Le Hamel, Battle of (Amiens, France : 1918)
Military history.
Biography: general.
Generals.
Military campaigns.
Military participation--Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France.
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
World War (1914-1918)
Generals - Australia - Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918.
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
Generals--Australia--Biography.
Australia.
France.
France--Le Hamel (Amiens)
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Le Hamel (Amiens, France)--History, Military.
Biography.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Military history.
Military history
Biography
D545.L4 / .F58 2018
940.4/34