About this title: The story starts on August 29th 1914 and ends on September 10th of the same year. It begins with the cry "The Prussians are coming!" and ends with General Joffe's statement that the "Battle of the Marne had ended in a decisive victory". In August 1914 several huge German armies, totalling more than one million men had invaded Northern France through Belgium. Within weeks they were close to Paris. But the German right wing, instead of wheeling to the East of Paris, as the famous Schlieffen plan required, crossed to the West of Paris, exposing its flanks. The counter-attack was led from Paris, ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Prion Books, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781853754791ISBN:185375479X
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8 1/2 X 5 1/4. Pages are tight and clean. Binding straight and firm. Covers, edges and corners very good. If needed for reference, research, analysis, dissertation or just enjoyment, this is the one. B/W photo illustrated. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prion Books Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781853754791ISBN:185375479X
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Description: Very good in card covers. World War I-General At the end of August 1914, the three armies of the German northern wing swept south towards Paris. Commander-in-Chief of the French forces, Joffre, ordered his men to retreat to a line along the River Seine, over 60km south of the Marne preparing to attack on the 6th. For the next three days the German forces were unable to break through the Allied lines. At one stage the French Army, close to defeat were saved by the use of Paris taxis to rush 6, ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prion
Date Published: 2002-03-01
ISBN-13:9781853754791ISBN:185375479X
Description: Good. Ex-library book with protective cover, stickers on spine and back cover, and stamps inside back cover. Clean pages with general wear from reading and storage. Cover may have slight curl or bend from reading. Some books have a bookstore stamp inside cover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PRION
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781853754791ISBN:185375479X
Description: New. One of the decisive battles of the 20th century began on August 29, 1914 with the cry that echoed throughout France: "The Prussians are coming! " It ended on September 10th, that same year. Earlier, more than a million German troops--five massive armi... read more
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