With Marshal Foch - A British General at Allied Supreme Headquarters April-November 1918 Du Cane G.C.B. Lieutenant-General Sir John PhilipPevná vazba

The creation of the Supreme War Council and the change of Chief of the Imperial General Staff in late 1917 and early 1918 respectively, ensured that the final step towards Allied unity of command was easier to accept in high-level British political and military circles. However, when a second German offensive was launched against the British lines in Flanders, Haig became anxious then angry about Foch's refusal to relieve hard-pressed British and Dominion troops in that strategically vital sector. With the commencement of the great German spring offensive on 21st March 1918, the necessity for a "Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies" became patent, and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig readily accepted celebrated French General Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) in that role.

Accordingly, he demanded the appointment of a senior British officer to act in an official liaison role with the Allied