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Monash's masterpiece : the battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world / Peter FitzSimons.

Monash's masterpiece : the battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world / Peter FitzSimons.
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940.4/FIT
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ISBN 9780733640087
9780733640094
Shelf Location 940.4/FIT
Author FitzSimons, Peter author.
Title Monash's masterpiece : : the battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world / / Peter FitzSimons.
Varying Form of Title Monash's masterpiece
Place of publication Sydney, NSW : : Hachette Australia, , 2018.
Publication Details Sydney, NSW ::
2018. Hachette Australia (an imprint of Hachette Australia Pty Limited),,
©2018.:
Collation xviii, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps, portraits ; ; 24 cm. ;
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-405) and index.
Abstract/Summary The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle - where infantry, tanks, artillery and planes operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned every detail meticulously, with nothing left to chance. Integrated use of tanks, planes, infantry, wireless (and even carrier pigeons!) was the basis, and it went on from there, down to the details: everyone used the same maps, with updated versions delivered by motorbike despatch riders to senior commanders, including Monash. Each infantry battalion was allocated to a tank group, and they advanced together. Supplies and ammunition were dropped as needed from planes. The losses were relatively few. In the words of Monash: 'A perfect modern battle plan is like nothing so much as a score for an orchestral composition, where the various arms and units are the instruments, and the tasks they perform are their respective musical phrases.' Monash planned for the battle to last for 90 minutes - in the end it went for 93. What happened in those minutes changed for the rest of the war the way the British fought battles, and the tactics and strategies used by the Allies. Peter FitzSimons brings this Allied triumph to life, and tells this magnificent story as it should be told.
Subject Monash, John, -- Sir,1865-1931
Le Hamel, Battle of, Le Hamel, Amiens, France, 1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
Military history
Biography: general
Generals -- Australia -- Biography
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
Australia -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Le Hamel (Amiens, France) -- History, Military.
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