1918 THE UNEXPECTED VICTORY

With its deadly trench warfare, and constant bombardment, World War I seemed endless. Yet, suddenly, to the complete surprise of those in power, the Allied forces broke through German lines to victory. This blow-by-blow chronicle of the war's final days presents the soldiers and statesmen in charge, their battle options, and their motivations and mistakes. Understand the deployment of troops and the use of new weaponry. Not a detail escapes scrutiny, from the effects of weather, to miscommunications by the high command, to personal documents written by participants. An absorbing examination of one of the 20th century's major events.