An Australian historian specializing in the First World War, Blair describes how a combined Australian US force fought a series of battles on the Western Front that, though they did not break through the German line as hoped, eventually forced the Germans to abandon the Hindenburg Line. Most of his account is in chapters on the divisions involved. He concludes that the commanders expected too much from the raw American troops. Distributed in the US by Casemate. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)