1918. A Very British Victory.

In every sense, 1918 was the climatic year of the Great War on the Western Front. The battles fought during that spring dwarfed those of the Somme and at Passchendaele. The casualties on both sides were unprecedented, and the weapons and tactics used were the culmination of four years of bloody experience. For the ordinary British soldier who were forced to face the greatest German onslaught of the war this was the final test of their training, their tactics, and their determination. That they were able to withstand the storm, and begin the astonishing counterattack that would finally bring the war to a close, is proof that, by 1918, the British Army had become the very best in the world.