Was it overblown?
Could the Germans have sued for peace if they stayed on the defensive rather than attack across the front? I just don't see a scenario in the 1918 offensive in which the Germans win or force peace.
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No one wanted to sue for peace.
How would you tell your people they fought and died for nothing?
They tried to pull off one final desperate attack before Americans come in full force across the ocean. By then the war weariness was overwhelming and Germans realized that they're fucked unless they deliver a decisive victory.
Basically they gambled and lost.