"Rawson has documented in incredible detail the BEF and all its units in a compact volume containing 60 maps, with an excellent index of key personnel and all Allied battalions listed. A most interesting and readable account of the last days of the Great War."

Neville Taylor - Royal United Services Institute of Victoria

This is an excellent conclusion to this long running series on the Western Front, and a compelling account of the final victorious campaign of the war.

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History of War

Each stage of the six week long battle is dealt with equally, focusing on the most talked about side of the campaign, the BEF's side. Over fifty new maps chart the day by day progress of the five armies. Together the narrative and the maps explain the British Army's experience during the final days of the First World War. The men who led the advances, broke down the defences and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross are mentioned. Discover the end of the Advance to Victory and learn how the British Army reached the peak of their learning curve.

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In The Footsteps

Over fifty new maps chart the day by day progress of the five armies. Together the narrative and the maps explain the British Army’s experience during the days of World War One. The men who led the advances, broke down the defences and those who were awarded the Victoria Cross are mentioned. Discover the end of the Advance to Victory and learn how the British Army reached the peak of their learning curve.

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Books Monthly

The author has done justice to the BEF with detailed study of the 50 mile advance to Armistice in November 1918. His clear and well presented text is very ably supported by more than 50 detailed and annotated maps of all the battles and actions. He shows the strength of British combined arms tactics that repeatedly defeated the Germans. A comprehensive and impressive study of a winning BEF.

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Firetrench

The author intertwines the contextualization of developments on the battlefield during 1918, by reminding the reader that after four months of fighting off German attacks, it was the turn of the Allies to make a counter attack... Alongside the detailed aspect of each part of the Final Advance, the author finishes with a Conclusion section, summarising the wider reasoning behind the outcome of these final months of the war, such how many of the final battles involved establishing bridgeheads across water courses.

Jon Sandison, Freelance