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Identifier: literarydigesthi05hals (find matches)
Title: The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919, comp
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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French, and Americans. And man for man the Ger-man soldier was inferior to the soldier fighting against him.^^ On April 5 the Germans were hurling massed divisionsagainst British and French lines from North of Albert to ashort distance north of Montdidier. Probably there had notbeen a more sanguinary battle fought since the beginning ofthe offensive on March 21. It had for its objective thedriving of a wedge between the British and French, the cut-ting of the Paris-Amiens Railroad south of Amiens and thecapture of Amiens. In spite of the power of attack, theAllied legions stood firm over the most of the front. Atonly two points were they forced to give ground, and thesewere minor successes when compared with the sacrifice ofGerman lives. The Allies seemed now to have abandonedtheir Fabian tactics. They had fixt their lines about twelvemiles east of Amiens. The contour of the back countrylent itself to defensive tactics, being quite high and of a The New York Times Military Expert. 54
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oo ON THE WESTERN FRONT character which compelled attacking forces to expose them-selves to concentration of fire from artillery and infantry.It had become necessary for the Germans to break throughthe British and French lines in this region, or to outflankthem by a drive north and south of it. The repulse of thissecond great assault put the British and PVench in finespirits. They had held strong positions, were well suppliedwith ammunition, and had a reserve army under commandof the French strategist. Much was written, at this time, about the Reserve Army^which Foch was assumed to have under his command. Therewas no great doubt that such an army existed. There wasno other way to account for the troops which had not yetbeen thrown into the fighting. The fact that they had notbeen used meant little, for the game w^as a big one, the stakestremendous, and a false move might be fatal. Foch hadfirst to know clearly the strength of the Germans as well ashis own strength. He could not guess,

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