The First Battle of the Marne 1914

The French ‘miracle’ halts the Germans

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Description

A detailed, illustrated account of The First Battle of the Marne, which saved France from defeat in the First World War and led directly the establishment of the trenches.

In 1914 the Germans launched an offensive that swept through Belgium and into France, threatening to crush French resistance in one fell swoop. However, through careful maneuvering and stubborn resistance, the French Army, aided by the BEF, blunted the assault, winning an important strategic victory that kept France in the war. This victory ensured that Germany would have to fight a two-front war, and the Western Front descended into the stalemate of trench warfare.

One of the most important battles in the First World War, the First Battle of the Marne would be the last battle of maneuver to be seen on the Western Front for several years to come.

Table of Contents

Opening moves
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The first battle of the Marne
Aftermath

The battlefield today
Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Aug 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782002284
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 42 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 221
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Ian Sumner

Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manche…

Illustrator

Graham Turner

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, spec…

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