Publisher's Synopsis
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle â_" where infantry, tanks, artillery, planes, even carrier pigeons, operated together as a coordinated force. Monash planned for the battle to last for 90 minutes. In the end it went on for 93. And what happened in those minutes changed the Alliesâ_T fighting tactics for the rest of the war.
