The Marne, 1914 : the opening of World War I and the battle that changed the world / Holger H. Herwig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herwig, Holger H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marne, 1st Battle of the, France, 1914.

Physical Description:

xix, 391 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Pre-publication title: The battle of the Marne, 1914

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2009]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 1 War: "Now or Never" 3

Chapter 2 "Let Slip the Dogs of War" 30

Chapter 3 Death in the Vosges 74

Chapter 4 The Bloody Road West: Lig̈e to Louvain 105

Chapter 5 Deadly Deadlock: The Ardennes 132

Chapter 6 Squandered Climacterics 159

Chapter 7 To the Marne 191

Chapter 8 Climax: The Ourcq 225

Chapter 9 Decision: The Marne 266.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781400066711

1400066719

OCLC:

304387222