The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens, 8 August 1918 - Hardcover

Messenger, Charles

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9780297852810: The Day We Won the War: Turning Point at Amiens, 8 August 1918

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ISBN 10: 0297852817 ISBN 13: 9780297852810

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2009

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History credits Germany with inventing the Blitzkrieg in the early days of World War II. But it was not they, but the British, who had pioneered the techniques of mobile mechanized warfare two decades earlier at Amiens, the battle that turned the tide of the First World War. Charles Messenger, a noted author on military subjects and a former officer in the Royal Tank Regiment, vividly re-creates this decisive battle and explores its historic lessons. His dramatic account shows how the British attack, spearheaded by tanks and supported by planes, was the first totally convincing demonstration of the power of modern technology to win wars.

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About the Author:

Charles Messenger was a regular officer in the Royal Tank Regiment. He then left the army to take up a career as a military historian. His second career has proved hugely successful, and he has published a large number of books, concentrating on the two World Wars. He is at present working on a multi-part television series on the history of powered flight.

Review:

"No one should be permitted to express an opinion on Haig's generalship unless they can prove they have studied 'The Hundred Days'. This is the book they should start with." -- Allan Mallinson THE TIMES 16/08/08 "The result is a compelling account of one of the most dramatic events in Military History, told in Charles Messenger's thoroughly enjoyable style." -- Angela Taylor THE OFFICER MAGAZINE "Messenger tells the story with the type of drive that the men on the ground would recognize. Excellent, mostly rarely seen, photos too. Messenger has done his bit to ensure that we must never forget Britain's immense victory." SCOTTISH LEGION NEWS a fascinating story dramatically told which deserves to be widely appreciated and valued by the British public. -- Tim Newark MILITARY ILLUSTRATED

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