A question, purely out of curiosity, for those who understand things that go bang better than I do:
Assuming the war has gone much as it did IOTL until late 1917 (Russia knocked out, US entry, Ottoman Empire on the ropes), if the German high command decided to use the troops it brought in from the Eastern Front to strengthen its defenses instead of going for one last push, just how well could the Entente forces expect to do?
I know that this is an unlikely stance for political reasons, but I am interested purely in the military side of things. With the resources that were squandered in Operation Michael available to stop the advancing armies instead, how hard does the going get? Will there be anything like the 100 Days, or do things bog down again?
Assuming the war has gone much as it did IOTL until late 1917 (Russia knocked out, US entry, Ottoman Empire on the ropes), if the German high command decided to use the troops it brought in from the Eastern Front to strengthen its defenses instead of going for one last push, just how well could the Entente forces expect to do?
I know that this is an unlikely stance for political reasons, but I am interested purely in the military side of things. With the resources that were squandered in Operation Michael available to stop the advancing armies instead, how hard does the going get? Will there be anything like the 100 Days, or do things bog down again?