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Written by Anthony Clayton
French soldiers in the first world war were not as well equipped as either their German opponents or their British allies. They were worse fed too, and began the war trained in badly out of date tactics and wearing unsuitable uniforms.
Anthony Clayton investigates how the French army adjusted to the grim realities of warfare on the western front. He takes particular interest in the soldiers morale: however, despite appalling loses and dreadful privations, the ordinary soldiers fought on until 1917 when widespread mutinies paralysed the army. It fell to tow remarkable soldiers, Marshals Petain and Foch; to restore the soldiers faith and lead them to victory.
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