The Battle of Picardy
The Battle of Picardy
J. B. W. GARDINER Possibly the decisive battle of the war.
The Battle of Picardy: Germany
A peace by compromise would be a German victory.
The Battle of Picardy: Allies
The Allies refuse a peace by compromise.
The Battle of Picardy: Austria
Austria might make a separate peace.
The Battle of Picardy: British
An attack against the French had certain advantages. The French army was unmistakably the weaker of the two. In the early days of the war…
The Battle of Picardy: France
But there was one great disadvantage in attacking France. The blow could not be delivered against the front from St. Mihiel to the Swiss…
The Battle of Picardy: French
If Germany had attacked this front, the British army, the stronger of her enemies, would soon have struck, and whether Germany so elected…
The Battle of Picardy: Amiens
High ground near Lens and Ypres to be retaken.
The Battle of Picardy: Somme-Aisne
With the crossing of the Somme and the Somme-Aisne Canal on the front between Peronne and Noyons, the battle was automatically divided into…
The Battle of Picardy: Moreuil
French check the Germans at Villers-Bretonneux. ing. The first of these to fall was Montdidier at the head waters of the Avre. This enabled…
The Battle of Picardy: Ancre
The British retire behind the Ancre.
The Battle of Picardy: Germans
To win peace the Germans must destroy an army.
The Battle of Picardy: German
Therefore, the German problem had of necessity to find its solution north of Montdidier--between that town and Albert. There is not much…
The Battle of Picardy: Somme
Necessary to advance north of the Somme.
The Battle of Picardy: Bucquoy
A stand at the edge of the Forest of Nieppe.