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Classic history of the ‘miracle of the Marne' - the 1914 battle that saved Paris and set the course of the First World War
The story of one of the decisive battles of the 20th Century begins on August 29th with the cry that echoed through France:The Prussians are coming!It ended on September 10th, that same year, with the declaration of General Joffre, the French C-in-C: “The Battle of the Marne has ended in a decisive victory!” Earlier, over one million German troops, divided into five huge armies had poured into Belgium and into France.The French army began the biggest retreat in its history.Germany seemed about to triumph.But in front of Paris, the right wing of its army turned to the East of Paris leaving its flanks exposed.The military garrison of Paris, rushed to the front by the taxis of Paris, and many exhausted divisions of the retreating army, attacked the German flank and forced the Kaiser's army to retreat.It was an astonishing and costly victory: over 300,000 French soliders died.Georges Blond in this classic book gives us an intimate feel for the strategy and personalities of the Generals on both sides: Joffre, French, Gallieni, von Kluck, von Moltke and the heroism and suffering of the soliders of both armies.This is a classic of military history that is as exciting as a novel with photographs and new maps.
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10246 |
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Georges Blond |
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9781853754791 |
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256pp, b/w photographs, sb.
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