The presentation will be live and online.
This talk by Professor Stevenson will re-examine the five offensives launched by the German army on the Western Front in spring-summer 1918. It will consider the planning process on both the German and the Allied sides, and the plans' implementation, highlighting the reasons for the offensives' failure. It will argue that that failure was a crucial reason for the First World War ending at the time and in the circumstances that it did.
Members wishing to participate will need to register: details of how to register will be circulated via The Western Front Association's newsletter 'Trench Lines'. If you are not a subscriber to 'Trench Lines' please subscribe now.
To subscribe to Trench Lines, go to the home page of The Western Front Association web site and complete your details in the 'Newsletter sign up' box.
It is also possible to register by clicking this link: Revisiting the Ludendorff Offensives
The talk will be undertaken using the 'Zoom' software which is freely available. It may not be necessary to load the software to your PC / iPad etc: but we would recommend doing so if you wish to participate in this event.