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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.
Published | Aug 20 2012 |
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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 |
This 96-page book documents the origins of the campaign, followed by a brief chronology. Then the opposing commanders and the forces at their disposal are detailed ... Hobbyists will discover diorama ideas in this good book's great mixture of period photographs and full-color illustrations. Especially notable is one of the plates by Graham Turner depicting one of the battle's iconic moments when French reinforcements rushed to the front embarked from a column of 6,000 Parisian taxi cabs.
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Essential to a better understanding of Western Front history.
The Midwest Book Review
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