The Australian Victories in France in 1918

by John Monash

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Genres: History, World War I, War

417 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

1865-

Reviews

[Peter Moy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Surprising Good Read on the Work of the Battles Won by the Australian Army Corps in 1918 in France. (The Australians won every battle they fought in 1918. It is estimated that the four half strength divisions that made up the Australian Army Corp faced and defeated 39 German division in the Summer of that year.)

I had just read Roland Perry’s excellent book “Monash and Chauvel” when I picked up this book for some addition information of the war. I was expecting a very dry book written by a part time author who would have been better off sticking to his day job as a Army Corps Commander. What I found was the complete opposite. This book is a very well written and entertaining read. The quality of the writing is better than most popular history books.

What is particularly pleasing about reading this book is that he explains the challenges he faced in such a way that you can put your self in his position. Of course one of his major problems were the political hangers on that continuous threatened to derail his plans. One of these people was the anti-Semite senior war correspondent, Charles Bean. (Monash was of Jewish descent). Another was Keith Murdock, Rupert Murdock father who saw himself as a mover and shaker but knew he had no chance pf manipulating Monash. And the most important was Billy Hughes the Australian Prime Minister who attempted to withdraw men from the front at the most inopportune times for fear of the political backlash from casualties of the coming battle. (I suspect that Monash was motivated to write this book in response to attempts by this motley crew in league with the British establish officer class to write the achievements of the Australian Army Corps out of history.)

One highlight in the book are the details of Monash’s planning and politicking the resulted in the Battle of Amiens of August 8th. This decisive battle that was the start of the end for the Germans. Monash was an engineer by profession and a master of technology and in this battle, he used every piece of technology he could lay his hands on. The thing I find most astounding was that the German general Guderian, studied this battle and used Monash’s tactics as the basis for his blitzkrieg battle plans that were devastatingly effective in the Second World War. This is evidence that Monash’s tactics were 20 to 30 years ahead of any other general in the war.

What came through in the book is the way, unlike other allied generals, Monash did not treat his men as cannon fodder. He describes the numerous ruses, technologies and tactics that he sponsored to reduce the risk of a casualty occurring. Monash writes that he is proud that:

“The period of the last thrust from 8th August to 5th October, (the period that the Australian Army Corps was under his command), was the least ‘costly’ period of active duty for the AIF despite it providing the shock troops and spear heading the campaign”

I can recommend this book if you wish to understand how the Frist World War was won. Particular, if you are interested in Australia’s role in the victory.

[Gavin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for all ANZACs, by the great man himself.

[Pei-jean Lu · Rating 5 out of 5]

A record of the battles won by Australian soldiers in France in the final year of WWI written by their charismatic leader General Sir John Monash. My first thought was that this was going to be very self serving, but I’m glad to be proven wrong as Monash delivers a record that is well informed and champions the men who served under him.

[Phillip O Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

General Sir John Monash

Knighted in the field of battle by King George v.
How lucky were we that Australia had such wonderful men and woman allowing our small population to have such a dramatic impact on bringing the Great War to a successful and timely end.

[Greg Bowden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent narrative of the Australians efforts in 1918, easy to read, and great insights into logistics and the Australian soldier.