01384nam a2200181Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000180005808200170007610000230009324500270011626000290014330000140017250008340018665000440102094200120106499900190107695201070109520250719144651.0250719s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9780753825938  a940.435bMES  aHayward, Arthur L. 4aThe Day We Won the War  bPhoenix Press (UK)c2009  a380 pages  aThe British attack at Amiens was the most decisive day of the Great War. In earlier offensives, a gain of a few hundred yards counted as a 'victory', but this time our troops advanced seven miles in a day and broke clean through the German defences. The long agony on the Western Front was nearly over. Spearheaded by tanks and armoured cars and supported by the RAF, the attack was led by the Australian and Canadian Corps, with British and French troops on the flanks. Elaborate deception measures were employed to ensure surprise. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, as well as eyewitness accounts, this book describes how the attack was conceived, the preparations, and the actual assault itself, as well as what happened on the subsequent days and how Amiens paved the way for the final victorious Allied advance.  aAmiens, Battle of, Amiens, France, 1918  cENGLISH  c576603d576603  00104070aACLbACLc7Bd2025-07-19l0o940.435 MESp363694r2025-07-19 14:46:51w2025-07-19yENGLISH