Title: Prelude to victory,
Authors: Spears, Edward, 1886-1974.
Publisher: J. Cape
Year: 1939
Subjects: Nivelle, Robert Georges,; World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front; World War, 1914-1918 France; World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain
Contents: The downfall of Joffre -- The Nivelle plan -- Liaison -- General Nivelle: French and British -- The British take over -- The morale of the French army -- Clermont and Paris -- The Calais Conference -- I -- The Calais Conference -- II -- Haig and Nivelle -- The London Conference -- The German withdrawal -- The Allied advance -- The advance continues: trench warfare -- Nivelle's fears -- Sir Douglas Haig -- Problems of the German withdrawal -- Vimy -- The Arras front -- Micheler and Nivelle -- Painlevé: the Freycinet report -- the Compiègne Conference -- The eve of Arras -- The battle of Arras -- I -- The battle of Arras -- II -- The political front: the Austrian peace proposals -- The French attack St. Quentin -- April 13th -- The eve of the Aisne -- April 15th -- The battle of the Aisne -- April 16th -- Appendices.