The advance from Mons, 1914 : the experiences of a German infantry officer / Walter Bloem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloem, Walter, 1868-1951.

Contributor:

Wynne, G. C.

Series:

Helion Library of the Great War ; v. 2.

Helion library of the Great War ; 2

Standardized Title:

Vormarsch. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German.

World War, 1914-1918.

Mons, 1st Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914.

Germany. Heer. Grenadier-Regiment, 12--History.

Germany.

Bloem, Walter, 1868-1951.

Bloem, Walter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (129 p.)

Place of Publication:

Solihull, West Midlands, UK : Helion, 2011.

Language Note:

Translated from the German by G. C. Wynne.

Summary:

This is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914. Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight into the outbreak of war and his regiment's mobilization, followed by the advance through Belgium and France, including the author's participation at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the

Contents:

Publishers' Note; Foreword; Diary of Main Events of the Campaign on the Western Front in 1914; Map; 1: Prelude; 2: The Storm Breaks; 3: Leaving Home; 4: Joining the Regiment; 5: Mobilisation; 6: Parading the Regiment; 7: To the Front; 8: Into Belgium; 9: Advancing through Belgium; 10: Mons; 11: The Advance is resumed; 12: At the Aisne; 13: The Marne; 14: The Fight Continues; 15: La Ferté-sous-Jouarre; 16. Withdrawl over the Marne; 17. The Retreat Continues; 18. The Battle of the Aisne and after

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781907677908

1907677909

OCLC:

797916192