British Expeditionary Force: THE FINAL ADVANCE September-November 1918

This account examines the British Expeditionary Force’s role in the final phase of the Advance to Victory, beginning with the major assaults on the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918. Successive operations by the Second, Fourth, First, and Third Armies broke German positions from Flanders to the Artois, culminating in the capture of Cambrai on 10 October. The narrative traces the subsequent advances through the battles of the Selle and the Sambre, concluding with the final operations at Maubeuge and Mons immediately prior to the Armistice of 11 November. Detailed mapping and analysis illustrate the day-by-day progress of the five armies and highlight the effective use of combined-arms tactics, as well as the key individuals—among them several Victoria Cross recipients—who shaped these concluding six weeks of the war.