To All Who Endured
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CHAPTER XVII
THE TWENTY-FIRST OF MARCH
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There was no surprise about the time or general direction of the attack. The surprise consisted in its weight, scale and power.
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By the evening of the 22nd the British Fifth Army had been driven completely beyond its Battle Zone and half the Army was beyond its last prescribed defensive line. The British Third Army still fought in and around the Battle Zone. The German penetration south of the Oise had made serious progress. The British losses by death, wounds or capture exceeded 100,000 men; and nearly 500 guns were already lost.
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Contrary to the generally accepted verdict, I hold that the Germans, judged by the hard test of gains and losses, were decisively defeated.
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