Volume VI – The Australian Imperial Force in France during the Allied Offensive, 1918 (1st edition, 1942)

First World War Official Histories

- Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918

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Accession Number RCDIG1069923
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type Volume
Item count 1
Object type Book
Maker Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (C E W)
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

This volume covers the last six months of the war, beginning with the weeks of "peaceful penetration" (when the AIF almost alone was constantly on the offensive), then the model battle of Hamel on 4 July, and finally the great offensive beginning on 8 August in which the AIF was the main spearhead in a series of smashing victories.
In this volume, Bean sums up his views on the Australian soldier and attempts to answer the great question,"If he was such a great soldier, why?". He also contributed a major biographical study of the corps commander, Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash, and unforgettable sketches both of other generals and heroes of every rank.
The introduction by Geoffrey Serle, to the University of Queensland Press edition can be found here: https://www.awm.gov.au/official-histories/first_world_war/volVI_introduction

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