WWI Trilogy

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Hundred Days Offensive

The End of World War One is Near: the Hundred Days Offensive

May 31, 2016 By Melina Druga Off

In the summer of 1918, the end of World War I was at hand. Military commanders previously were planning for the conflict to extend into 1919, or even 1920, but it was becoming increasingly clear to the Allies that victory was in sight.

The Central Powers, conversely, were facing humiliating defeat.

The period between August 8 and Armistice, November 11, 1918, is known as the Hundred Days Offensive. During this time, nearly 6.5 million Allied troops faced off against 3.5 million German troops.

Some of the battles fought during the Hundred Days Offensive include:

  • Amiens
  • The Second Battle of the Somme
  • Mont Saint-Quentin
  • Battle of the Scarpe
  • Meuse-Argonne Offensive
  • Canal du Nord

Hindenburg Line

The Allies were advancing on the Hindenburg Line, a series of manmade defensives built by the German Army. The defensives were named after Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg, the supreme leader of the German forces.

The Allies, however, gave it this name. The Germans called it the Siegfried Line.

It was located near the French-Belgian border and was 6,000 yards of concrete and barbed wire. The southern end of the fortification was its most vulnerable, and the Allies took advantage of this vulnerability.

By early autumn, the Allies had reached the Hindenburg Line, breaking through on Sept. 29.

The breakthrough sent the Germans into retreat. For them, the war was lost.

Where to Purchase the WWI Trilogy

This post is a companion piece to Melina Druga’s WWI Trilogy: Angel of Mercy, Those Left Behind and Adjustment Year.  The trilogy focuses on Hettie and her family as they navigate the challenges and heartbreak World War I brings.

Angel of Mercy:  A nurse reluctantly sacrifices her career for marriage. An impending war will change her, and her husband’s, life forever.  Available in eBook, paperback and hardcover.  Click here for a full list of retailers.

Those Left Behind:  The brewing winds of war will soon rip the family apart. Available in eBook, paperback and hardcover.  Click here for a full list of retailers.

Adjustment Year:  A war nurse returns home. Society expects her to carry on as if the Great War never happened. But how can she?  Available in eBook, paperback and hardcover.  Click here for a full list of retailers.

CategoryGreat War Battles
TagsCanadian Expeditionary Force

About The Author

Melina Druga writes about the past because although school history classes may have been boring, the past was not.  Her era of expertise, and obsession, is 1890-1920 with a particular focus on the Great War and how it affected the lives of ordinary people.  Druga is the author of the WWI Trilogy.