Word: foche
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...resolve of the Allies to put General Foch in virtual command of the Italian front, to attempt to recoup the disaster when opportunity offers, will do much to cause confidence in the eventual outcome of that struggle. No soldier in France has more carefully mastered the theory of war nor more brilliantly carried it to execution; wherever he has been he has achieved triumph, by studying not only the physical factors before him, but also the morale of his troops. On three occasions in particular has he achieved decisive success. The first was the Battle of la Fere Champenoise...