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
The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
β Scribed by Herwig, Holger H
- Publisher
- Random House, Inc.
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 4 MB
- Series
- The Marne, 1914
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781588369093
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