By 1918, after three years of war, Europe was weary of the stalemate and the terrible slaughter on the Western Front. The Russian Front had collapsed but the United States had abandoned her neutral stance and joined the Allies. So the stage was set for what would be the last year of the Great War. Acclaimed military historian Barrie Pitt describes the savage battles that raged unceasingly along the Western front, and analyses the policies of the warring powers and studies the men who led them. From the German onslaught of 21st March 1918 - the Kaiser's Battle designed to force a resolution before America's armies could tip the balance - through the struggles in Champagne and the Second Battle of the Marne to the turning point in August and final victory, the author gathers together scattered material to make an enthralling book. AUTHOR: Barrie Pitt is a distinguished military historian, and is the author of 'The Edge of Battle', 'Churchill and the Generals' and 'Special Boat Squadron'. SELLING POINTS: The outcome of the First World War was no foregone conclusion as 1918 began The author describes in detail the terrible battles which marked the final year of the Great War The history of the last year of the First World War provides many clues to the nature of the Armistice and the root causes of the Second World War 24 pages of plates
