{"product_id":"2026200015895-secondhand-the-australian-victories-in-france-in-1918","title":"The Australian Victories In France In 1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: Second revised edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: FEP missing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Foxing and tanning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the dying months of the Great War, one commander transformed the chaos of the Western Front into a series of decisive, crushing blows that helped break the back of the German Army — The Australian Victories in France in 1918 is the authoritative firsthand account of that achievement. Written by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash, the brilliant engineer-turned-general who commanded the Australian Corps, this work chronicles the pivotal campaigns of 1918 — from the stunning success at Le Hamel to the great Allied offensive of 8 August, Ludendorff's Black Day of the German Army — with the precision, clarity, and strategic intelligence of a man who planned and led them personally. Illustrated with 31 photographs and accompanied by 9 folding colour maps, the volume presents the operational details of some of the most consequential battles fought by Australian forces in history.\n\nBeyond its value as a tactical record, this is a landmark text in the military and national historiography of Australia, widely regarded as one of the finest campaign memoirs to emerge from the First World War. Monash's prose is methodical yet compellingly readable, reflecting the mind of a commander who approached warfare as a science and an art simultaneously. His account raises enduring questions about leadership, national identity, and the price of victory — leaving the reader to wonder what further heights this singular soldier might have reached had peace not intervened.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203266781403,"sku":"2026200015895-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ffec27e3-8a62-4201-a19e-e7c32852577c.png?v=1788146985","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015895-secondhand-the-australian-victories-in-france-in-1918","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}