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The Australian Victories in France

Sir John Monash

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. . .I was ambitious that any such kick should be administered, first, at any rate, by the Australians. A visit which I was privileged to pay to General Elles, Commander of the Tank Corps, when he gave me a demonstration of the capacities of the newer types of Tanks, only confirmed me in this ambition. Finally, the Hamel re-entrant had for two months been, as I have already explained, a source of annoyance and anxiety to me. It was for these reasons that I resolved to propose an operation for the recapture of Hamel, conditional upon being supplied with the assistance of Tanks, a small increase of my Artillery and an addition to my air resources.

I thereupon set about preparing a general plan for such a battle, which was to be my first Corps operation. Having mentioned the matter first verbally to Lord Rawlinson, he requested me to submit a concrete proposal in writing. The communication is here reproduced, and will serve to convey an idea of the complexities involve. . . Read More

Community Reviews

A must read for all ANZACs, by the great man himself.

General Sir John Monash

Knighted in the field of battle by King George v.
How lucky were we that Australia had such wonderful men and woman allowing our small population to have such a dramatic impact on bringing the Great War to a successful and timely end.

A record of the battles won by Australian soldiers in France in the final year of WWI written by their charismatic leader General Sir John Monash. My first thought was that this was going to be very self serving, but I’m glad to be proven wrong as Monash delivers a record that is well informed and c

Excellent narrative of the Australians efforts in 1918, easy to read, and great insights into logistics and the Australian soldier.