The Marne, 1914

Name: The Marne, 1914
Brand: Random House Publishing Group : Random House Trade Paperbacks / Random House Trade Paperbacks
SKU: 9780812978292-PRUSDTR-US
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The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World

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English • Age Adult - Adult

432 pages • 5.5 x 8.23 x 0.93 in

Approx. weight: 0.85 lb

Publication date: 08 Feb,2011

Barcode: 9780812978292 • Random House Publishing Group : Random House Trade Paperbacks / Random House Trade Paperbacks

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By: Holger H. Herwig

For the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of the Marne, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. With exclusive information based on newly unearthed documents, Holger H. Herwig re-creates the dramatic battle and reinterprets Germany’s aggressive “Schlieffen Plan” as a carefully crafted design to avoid a protracted war against superior coalitions. He paints a fresh portrait of the run-up to the Marne and puts in dazzling relief the Battle of the Marne itself: the French resolve to win, and the crucial lack of coordination between Germany’s First and Second Armies. Herwig also provides stunning cameos of all the important players, from Germany’s Chief of General Staff Helmuth von Moltke to his rival, France’s Joseph Joffre. Revelatory and riveting, this is the source on this seminal event.