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Breaking Point of the French Army: The Nivelle Offensive of 1917
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| #1169879 in Books | imusti | 2015-10-19 | 2015-10-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.30 x.90 x6.10l,1.14 | File type: PDF | 208 pages | Pen & Sword Books||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| The Disaster of the Nivelle Offensive of 1917|By ROBERT J DE MICHELE|An excellent study of major events within the French army during its fourth year of conflict, an army where the goal had continued to be attack, always attack, and stay on the offensive no matter what the cost. This had resulted in massive casualties, mainly from enemy heavy artillery and well-placed machine g|About the Author|DAVID MURPHY lectures in military history and strategic studies at Maynooth University, Ireland. He was a major contributor to the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of Irish Biography, and has taught at University College, Dublin and Trinity Coll
In December 1916 General Robert Nivelle was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French armies fighting the Germans on the Western Front. He had enjoyed a meteoric rise to high command and public acclaim since the beginning of the war - he was a national hero. In return, he proclaimed he ‘had the formula’ that would ensure victory and end the conflict in 1917. But his offensive was a bloody and humiliating failure for France, one that could have opened the way...
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