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The Last Battle
Hardback Edition: 1
By August 1918, the outcome of the Great War was not in doubt: the Allies would win. But what was unclear was how this defeat would play out - would the Germans hold on, prolonging the fighting deep into 1919, with the loss of hundreds
of thousands more young lives, or could the war be won in 1918? In The Last Battle,, Peter Hart brings to life the dramatic final weeks of the war, as men fought to secure victory, with survival seemingly only days, or hours away. Drawing on the experience of both generals and ordinary soldiers, and dwelling with equal weight on strategy, tactics and individual experience, this is a powerful and detailed account of history's greatest endgame.
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Pages : 464
Publisher : Profile Books Ltd. (UK)
Publication date : 2018-04-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in the UK, Humanities, History, First World War