I picked up this third volume in Osprey’s “Essential Histories: The Western Front 1917-1918” by Peter Simkins at a local bookstore on the bargain rack and I am beaming with pleasure that I did. Filled with poignant images and battles described with elegant color maps, Mr. Simkins eloquently hacks through the common fiction and brings to the fore the facts regarding the dynamics and collaboration of the allies in winning the First World War. That I was able to pick up these Osprey editions –I managed to find three volumes in this series on the same shelf- for only two-dollars was icing on the cake. ( )