The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 29Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... drive was a brilliant tac- tical success , having achieved an advance of about 40 miles in eight days . The Germans captured 70,000 prisoners and 1,100 guns and inflicted nearly 200,000 casualties . In a strategic sense , however , the ...
... drive was a brilliant tac- tical success , having achieved an advance of about 40 miles in eight days . The Germans captured 70,000 prisoners and 1,100 guns and inflicted nearly 200,000 casualties . In a strategic sense , however , the ...
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... Drive ( Noyon - Montdidier Offensive ) , June 9-13 . - After his third drive , Ludendorff found himself in a dilemma . His advance had created a salient that was extremely vulnerable to Allied counterattack . The proper course was to ...
... Drive ( Noyon - Montdidier Offensive ) , June 9-13 . - After his third drive , Ludendorff found himself in a dilemma . His advance had created a salient that was extremely vulnerable to Allied counterattack . The proper course was to ...
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... driving northward . Foch urged Haig to exploit these successes and drive straight east to the Somme , but Haig insisted that the Roye - Chaulnes position was too strong to be broken without extensive preparations , including the moving ...
... driving northward . Foch urged Haig to exploit these successes and drive straight east to the Somme , but Haig insisted that the Roye - Chaulnes position was too strong to be broken without extensive preparations , including the moving ...
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