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Nine Divisions in Champagne: The Second Battle of Marne Kindle Edition

by Patrick Takle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The book explains how the Allies, after a series of swingeing defeats, sank their differences and came together to turn the tide against the German Army in the Summer of 1918. Although it is a detailed history of the fighting by British divisions, it also highlights the growing presence of American forces and their huge contribution to victory, too often understated in earlier works. The book deliberately binds together the genesis, size and equipment of the British and American divisions and seeks to inter-mingle the American and British campaigns of 1918.By blocking the Third German Offensive on the Chemins des Dames and then arriving in time to turn the Kaiser's army out of the Marne salient, the Allied divisions cleared the way for the decisive counter offensive at Amiens. Exhausted and demoralized, the German Army collapsed and the outcome of The Great War was decided.

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About the Author

Patrick Takle spent 33 years in the British Army, serving in the Infantry and as an Intelligence Officer in specialist units.

Following his retirement, he pursued a career as an international banker and management consultant, working in Eastern Europe.

He is the author of The Affair at Néry and British Army in France After Dunkirk, both in print with Pen and Sword Military.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MY6P63Q
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (October 30, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 12237 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,340,021 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #724 in Historical French Biographies
- #1,809 in Historical France Biographies
- #2,359 in World War I History (Kindle Store)

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PompeyZ

Good text, poor maps, odd photographs

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2018

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This book was of personal interest because a great uncle was serving in the 51st Division at the time. It provides a detailed account of the fate of the nine British divisions sent, in two phases, to this French-controlled part of the Western Front. It is well balanced - the British divisions were but a small part of the allied forces in this area, and the book makes this clear, giving due account of the French and American actions. On the downside, the maps are totally inadequate given the level of detail of the text, and the photographs add nothing.

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