A textbook victory

By Margaret Adams
Updated September 5 2018 - 5:06pm, first published July 4 2018 - 6:30am

In May 1918, the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was placed under the command of Lt General Sir John Monash.  After only three weeks of taking control Monash submitted a plan for the capture of the German front line around the French village of Hamel, near Amiens. The aim was to maintain pressure on the German troops and to straighten out the front line.

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