Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War Children's Books Kept secret for a century

Kept secret for a century

nearly one million lost their lives and over two million were wounded

and preventing these disruptions from exploding into major crises will prove no less difficult a challenge than did restraining the forces that ignited the chaos and violence of the last century

David Lewis

Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operations in the Great War Children's Books Kept secret for a centuryDescription by Robert Doughty Paperback As the driving force behind the Allied effort in World War I, France willingly shouldered the heaviest burden. In this masterful book, Robert Doughty explains how and why France assumed this role and offers new insights into French strategy and operational methods. French leaders, favoring a multi front strategy, believed the Allies could maintain pressure on several fronts around the periphery of the German,