Battle of Amiens
Could a single well-planned assault change the course of 1918?
4.1 (18)
36 mins
Discover how careful planning, tight coordination, and tactical innovation let Allied forces surprise the Germans at Amiens and seize the initiative. Explore how artillery accuracy, massed tanks, and air support combined with multinational cooperation to break trench stalemate and begin the final push of 1918.
Ep 1:
The Road to Amiens
As Germany's desperate Spring Offensive stalls and a secret French counterattack proves new tactics work, the Allies quietly begin plotting the war's turning point near Amiens.
Ep 2:
Engineering the Perfect Ambush
Behind closed doors, generals, gunners, and spies craft an unprecedented plan—precision artillery, disguised tank armies, and a Canadian bluff—to smash the Germans by total surprise.
Ep 3:
The Black Day Begins
Fog blankets Picardy as 900 guns roar to life and Australian, Canadian, and British troops storm forward, catching Germany completely unprepared in history's most devastating single day.
Ep 4:
Dawn of Modern Warfare
Amid captured breakfasts and a poet's sonnets, Amiens' staggering aftermath reveals a shattered German morale and a revolutionary style of warfare that would reshape the 20th century.
Discussions (12)
York
Level 5 · 7 mo agoLudendorff called it the Black Day of the German Army for a reason. They were absolutely cooked.
Gerald
Level 8 · 7 mo agoDeciding the war over lunch is typical management. We are lucky Monash actually wrote minutes or we would know nothing about the political maneuvering.
Valerie
Level 6 · 7 mo agoYou call this innovation? Seems like murder by the generals to me. The poor always pay the price.
