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How the errors of the high command led to disaster when the French broke through German lines in the north of France.
In 1915, Pétain ordered the Moroccan division to break through German lines in Artois, at Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and at the red ridge of Vimy. Despite high casualties, this was...
How the errors of the high command led to disaster when the French broke through German lines in the north of France.
In 1915, Pétain ordered the Moroccan division to break through German lines in Artois, at Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and at the red ridge of Vimy. Despite high casualties, this was the only division that had broken through the four German lines. But reinforcements never came, and the abandoned men, among them Blaise Cendrars and the legionnaires, were forced to retreat to their initial position. This great tragedy of the First World War is a singular and unparalleled example of a victorious breakthrough by the French, transformed into disaster through the bungling of the high command. This book is an investigation of their errors.
Renowned specialist of the two world wars, Pierre Miquel's recent best sellers include Les poilus (2000), Le gachis des généraux (2001) and L'Exode (2003), all published by Plon.
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