The Marne, 1914: the opening of World War I and the battle that changed the world
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Beteilige Person: Herwig, Holger H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Random House 2009
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Abstract:It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars. This is a bold new account of the Battle of the Marne, giving, for the first time, all sides of the story. Military historian Holger H. Herwig reinterprets Germany's aggressive Schlieffen Plan as a carefully crafted design to avoid a protracted war against superior coalitions. He also provides cameos of the important players. In remarkable detail, and with exclusive information based on newly unearthed documents, Herwig re-creates the dramatic battle, revealing how the uncoordinated German forces were foiled and years of brutal trench warfare were made inevitable.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:XIX, 391 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:9781400066711