Great War - World War One Battles of 1918

'We must strike at the earliest moment before the Americans can throw strong forces into the scale. We must beat the British.'

- General der Infanterie Erich Ludendorff, before the 1918 German Offensives

1918 saw great changes in the warfare of the Western Front in France and Belgium. The Germans moved 500,000 men from the Eastern Front to the Western Front after the Russians pulled out of the war, and launched a series of offensives to break the Allied lines between March and July 1918. Great gains were made and the Allies’ positions were pushed back huge distances.

The Allies immediately launched a series of offensives that gave no respite to the now exhausted Germans. With new tanks to break though German positions and the Allies’ own implementation of fire and movement tactics, they pushed the Germans back towards their own borders and defeat.

Great War, World War One Battles of 1918, is a 72-page book that includes:

Great War History.

History of the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, Battle of Soissons, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Flames Of War Great War rules for fighting the battles of 1918.

Options to field German Infanterie and Stoss companies with supporting A7V panzers in the offensives of 1918.

Field a British Rifle Company and stop the German offensives, or go on the attack supported by the Army’s great new war machines: Mark IV, Mark V and Whippet tanks.

Field a French Colonial or Metropolitan Companie de Fusiliers as they drive the Germans from France with the aid of their Schnieder CA.1 and Char Saint Chamond heavy tanks, as well as the nimble FT-17 light tank.

Field an American Rifle Company with French tanks, British tanks, or your own American FT-17 tanks in support.

History of how tanks were developed.

Six Great War missions and mission rules.

Inspirational painting guides and colour photos.