The Road Past MonchyTerence Loveridge offers a unique look at the land and air operations around the strategic village of Monchy le Preux at the center of the western front during World War I. The story of the Great War is usually one of condemnation or rehabilitation of strategists and consecration of the common soldier, while the story of those who planned, directed, and led operations on the ground has generally been overlooked. Loveridge uses experiences of junior