And so, in the autumn of 1915, preparations were begun on a huge scale for delivering a terrible blow in the West and dealing France the coup de grâce. The submarine campaign was counted on to keep England’s hands tied it remained, therefore, to attack and annihilate the French army. These triumphs, however, had not brought them peace, for the heart and soul of the Allies lay, after all, in the West-in England and France. To the South they had crushed Serbia’s opposition, saved Turkey, and won over Bulgaria. Galicia had been almost completely recovered, the kingdom of Poland occupied, Courland, Lithuania, and Volhynia invaded. Their offensive in the East was most fruitful. In the West, thanks to an energetic defensive, they had held firm against the Allies’ onslaughts in Artois and in Champagne. The year 1915 was rich in successes for the Germans. The Object of the Battle, and the Preparation for It
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