Ironically, by WW1 standards it was a success, gaining more ground for fewer casualties than in most battles to date. ...
I'm wondering what would happen if it actually was the "big push," even if that isn't very realistic.Ironically, by WW1 standards it was a success, gaining more ground for fewer casualties than in most battles to date. Unfortunately, the troops had been sold a bill of goods about how this was the "big push" which would end the war, and they reacted badly when Nivelle failed to deliver. The following year, Ludendorff's offensives would have a similar effect on the German army.
I'm wondering what would happen if it actually was the "big push," even if that isn't very realistic.