The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . the Flanders campaign of that year wouldhave had to be written down as a dismalfailure. The Canadians were given a hard job by the British commander-in-chief, andas on all other occasions, they did not failto fulfill their task. During the second week of November theenemy concentrated all their spare strengthin Belgium against the Canadians on theRidge but failed to budge them. The in-dications are that the Germans were sodetermined to wrest back the Passchen-daele Ridge before winter set in that theybrought up
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . the Flanders campaign of that year wouldhave had to be written down as a dismalfailure. The Canadians were given a hard job by the British commander-in-chief, andas on all other occasions, they did not failto fulfill their task. During the second week of November theenemy concentrated all their spare strengthin Belgium against the Canadians on theRidge but failed to budge them. The in-dications are that the Germans were sodetermined to wrest back the Passchen-daele Ridge before winter set in that theybrought up 100,000 fresh troops from theeastern front for that purpose. On Novem-ber 19th, however. General Byng launcheda surprise offensive with tanks, withoutprolonged artillery preparation, and brokethe German front opposite Cambrai withthe result that the eight German divisionswere rushed southward from Belgium toplug up the ])reach, a fact that saved thetroops on Passchendaele Ridge from ahasty ordeal. Wlien 1917 closed the Brit-ish Anny still held the coveted positionson the King George Salutes the Stars and Stripes When United States Soldiers March Through London. Canadas Part in the War CHAPTER IV. The Final Campaign in 1918. AMIENS — SECOND BATTLE OP THE SOMME-OOURT — CAMBRAI — MONS — THE ARMISTICE. -ARRAS QUEANT-DRO- Canadas part in the decisive year ofthe war was inseparably connected witli thegrand strategy of the campaign. The year1917 had been an unfortunate one for theallies from the military standpoint, forwhile tlie United States had taken her placealongside of Britain, France and Italy, shehad not developed her potential militarj^strength and could not do so for more year while the desertion of tlie allies byRussia took half tlie allied soldiers in Eu-rope off the battle-field. Fortunately, itwas not until well towards the end of the1917 campaigii that the offensive power ofRussia became negligible, owing to the Bol-sheviki element overthrowing t
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