French and British soldiers prepare to defend a road near Nesle, in northern France, on March 25 1918. This is four days after the German Spring Offensive has broken through the British army on the Somme. The Allies are in crisis as the French consider withdrawing their troops to defend Paris, breaking contact with the BEF. One day later a Supreme Allied Command will be formed for the first time in the war. General Ferdinand Foch will be Allied Generalissimo. In return for the British placing their armies under his command, the French will agree to stand and fight before Amiens. This is a turning-point of the war.
