Although Douglas Haig has a British attack in Flanders to report, this very much had to play second fiddle to the news of the latest German attack, “on a wide front against the French.” 46 months after their initial advance of the war was stymied around the Marne they Germans were back for a second go, in what was Ludendorff’s last desperate throw of the dice to try and force victory before the Americans arrived in sufficient numbers to tip the balance firmly on the allied side. Indeed some of its soldiers, as one of the reports on page 7 reveals, were involved in the defence against this attack, which could be heard in Paris, although Rheims was seen as the main target. With all this going on, it seems rather odd to see Haig saying on his front “there is nothing of special interest to report” as it appears the Germans have given up trying to push the British back to the sea.