The Somme, Volume 2. The Second Battle of the Somme (1918)
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ILLUSTRATED MICHELIN GUIDES TO THE BATTLE-FIELDS (1914-1918)
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THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE SOMME.
THE BATTLEFIELD.
General View of the Second Battle of the Somme (1918). The German Offensive: Formation of the Montdidier Pocket(March 21-April 24.)
THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE OF MARCH 21.
The German Strategy and Tactics.
THE BATTLE.
THE DISRUPTION OF THE BRITISH FRONT.
THE INTERVENTION OF THE FRENCH.
THE BATTLE OF DISRUPTION.
Crossing the Water-line of the Crozat Canal, Somme and Tortille (March 23-24).
The Fall of Noyon and the Fighting on the old Battlefield of the Somme.
The Push towards Montdidier and Fall of Roye. The Push towards Amiens and Fall of Albert.
Allied Unity of Command.
The Fall of Montdidier. The Growing Resistance on the Wings.
The Battle for Amiens. The Allies consolidate their front and counter-attack.
The General Attack at the bottom of the Pocket and the holding of the German Advance.
The Results of the German Offensive of March 21.
The Trench Warfare Period.
The Attack of April 24 on Villers-Bretonneux.
Ludendorff's Opinion.
THE ALLIES' OFFENSIVES IN PICARDY. August-September 1918.
The Strategy and Tactics of the Allies.
I.—THE ATTACK ON THE SALIENT OF ALBERT-MONTDIDIER-LASSIGNY. August 8-13, 1918.
The Front Line and the Opposing Forces.
The Franco-British Attack of August 8, 1918.
From August 9 to 12.
The French Manœuvre. Liberating Montdidier.
II.—THE BRITISH OFFENSIVE NORTH OF THE SOMME AND THE FRENCH OFFENSIVE BETWEEN THE OISE AND AISNE. August 18-29.
III.—THE OFFENSIVES ON THE SCARPE AND AILETTE. August 25-September 8, 1918.
IV.—THE OFFENSIVES AGAINST THE OUTWORKS OF THE HINDENBURG LINE. September 10-25.
FROM AMIENS TO COMPIÈGNE
AMIENS TO COMPIÈGNE See route-map, p. 57.
From Villers-Bretonneux to Moreuil, via Demuin, Hill 104, Mézières and Villers-aux-Érables.
The Battle of 1870.
The Battles of 1918.
Hill 104.
Moreuil.
From Moreuil to Montdidier, via Mailly-Raineval, Grivesnes and Cantigny. Mailly-Raineval and Hill 103
Ailly-sur-Noye.
Folleville.
Grivesnes.
MONTDIDIER
MONTDIDIER IN 1918.
The German offensive—March 27.
The Enemy's Advance held.
March 28.
March 29.
March 30.
The Liberation on Montdidier. (August 8-10, 1918.).
A VISIT TO MONTDIDIER.
From Montdidier to Cuvilly, via Assainvillers, Piennes, Rollot, Boulogne-la-Grasse, Conchy-les-Pots and Orvillers-Sorel.
Piennes.
Boulogne-la-Grasse.
Belloy Plateau.
From Belloy Plateau to Compiègne, via Ressons-sur-Matz, Marquéglise, Margny-sur-Matz, Élincourt-St. Marguerite, Marest-sur-Matz, Coudun and Bienville.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX of the places mentioned in this Guide.
MICHELIN DURING THE WAR
THE Michelin TOURING OFFICE
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