Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/bGHrLP Breaking Point of the French Army The Nivelle Offensive of 1917 By: David Murphy Publisher: Pen & Sword Military (ORIM) Print ISBN: 9781781592922, 1781592926 eText ISBN: 9781473872929, 1473872928 Format: EPUB Available from $ 22.99 USD SKU 9781473872929 In December 1916 General Robert Nivelle was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French armies fighting the Germans on the Western Front. He had enjoyed a meteoric rise to high command and public acclaim since the beginning of the war - he was a national hero. In return, he proclaimed he 'had the formula' that would ensure victory and end the conflict in 1917. But his offensive was a bloody and humiliating failure for France, one that could have opened the way for French defeat.This is the subject of David Murphy's penetrating, in-depth study of one of the key events in the history of the Great War. He describes how Nivelle, a highly intelligent and articulate officer, used his charm to win the support of French and British politicians, but also how he was vain and boastful and displayed no sense of operational security. By the opening of the campaign, his plan was an open secret and he had lost the ability to critically assess the operation as it developed. The result was disaster.
