- Sep 18, 2013
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I think it was french, first tried at the somme, but infighting bewteen the services required,meant everyone got thier timing wrong.The way the story was told to me was that Monash being an Australian, got on with everyone.Traditionaly ,the army hates the artilery and tank and air forces were seen in even less light because they were new services, thus cooperation was limited. Monash was able to overcome all these diffulcuties. In late 17 and into 18,he was the one that pushed a starved wermach back. Really, the germans should of been beaten long before this, but the british army has always been bullies and bullies only.They couldn't bully Germany, so the incompetance was evident.It is claimed to be an Australian invention (invented by Monash)