books.google.co.uk - Through the spring of 1918 Germany had been on the offensive on the Western Front but had failed to break the Allies at any point. In July they had been forced back from the river Marne and were once again on the defensive. The Allies were now ready to increase the pressure. The Amiens area was selected...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Amiens_1918.html?id=VCjv6-v3nF4C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAmiens 1918
