Germany's Western Front translations from the German official history of the Great War, 1914 /
Germany's Western Front translations from the German official history of the Great War, 1914 /
Battle of the Frontiers and pursuit to the Marne Germany's Western Front Part 1, 1914 Germany's Western Front, 1914
edited by Mark Osborne Humphries, John Maker ; based on translations by Wilhelm J. Kiesselbach ; foreword by Hew Strachan.
- [Waterloo, Ontario] : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, (c)2013. Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xxv, 541 pages) : illustrations, maps
Translation of: Der Weltkrieg.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part 1 : The Battle of the Frontiers in the West. Introduction -- The campaign plan for the western front -- The deplyment -- The beginning of major operations -- The Battle of the Frontier -- The pursuit -- Review. Part II : From the Sambre to the Marne. The OHL at the beginning of the new phase of operations -- Operations on the Meuse and Aisne -- The operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise -- The OHL, 29-30 August -- The pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 Auguat-2 September -- THe OHL, 31 August-2 September -- The pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September -- The OHL, 3-4 September. Apendices. Appendix 1 Comparison of the organization of German, French, British, and Belgian units -- Appendix 2 The strength of the mutual forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914.
Covers the outbreak of war in July-August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914.
9781554583942 9781554583959
World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
Electronic Books.
D531 / .G476 2013
Translation of: Der Weltkrieg.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part 1 : The Battle of the Frontiers in the West. Introduction -- The campaign plan for the western front -- The deplyment -- The beginning of major operations -- The Battle of the Frontier -- The pursuit -- Review. Part II : From the Sambre to the Marne. The OHL at the beginning of the new phase of operations -- Operations on the Meuse and Aisne -- The operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise -- The OHL, 29-30 August -- The pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 Auguat-2 September -- THe OHL, 31 August-2 September -- The pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September -- The OHL, 3-4 September. Apendices. Appendix 1 Comparison of the organization of German, French, British, and Belgian units -- Appendix 2 The strength of the mutual forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914.
Covers the outbreak of war in July-August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914.
9781554583942 9781554583959
World War, 1914-1918--Germany.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
Electronic Books.
D531 / .G476 2013