The Second Battle of the Marne (Twentieth-Century Battles)

"The First Battle of the Marne produced the so-called "Miracle of the Marne" when French and British forces stopped the initial German drive on Paris in 1914. Hundreds of thousands of casualties later, with opposing forces still dug into trench lines that had moved very little in the intervening four years, the Germans tried again to push their way to Paris and to victory. The Second Battle of the Marne (July 15 to August 9, 1918) marks the point at which the Allied armies stopped the massive German Ludendorff Offensives and went over to offensive operations themselves. The Germans never again came as close to Paris and never again resumed the offensive. The battle was also one of the first large multi-national battles fought by the Allies since the assumption of supreme command by French general Ferdinand Foch. It also marked the only time French, American, and British forces fought together in one battle. A superb account of the bloody events of those fateful days, the book sheds new light on a critically important twentieth-century battle. Michael S. Neiberg addresses important themes in modern military history, including inter-allied cooperation, the "learning curve" of World War I armies, and the roles of command and technology on the battlefield."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Editions

1

Pages

224

ISBN

9780253351463

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