The memoirs of Marshal Foch are important to the overall study of the Great War. Written during the last years of his life, they are personal memoirs that detail his actions, his movements, his orders and his thoughts, and his interpretation of events, some that modern historians might not altogether agree with.

Udgaverne er noget forskellige mht illustrationsmaterialet; den tysksprogede udgave har ingen tavler med fotos men kun kortmateriale. Den engelsksprogede udgave har det samme kortmateriale som de to andre, blot findes det på siderne jævn fordelt i værket.