Research Catalog

Title

The Second Battle of the Marne / Michael S. Neiberg.

Author

Neiberg, Michael S.

Publication

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.

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Details

Description

x, 217 pages : illustrations, map, plans; 25 cm.

Summary

"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."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Twentieth-century battles

Uniform Title

Twentieth-century battles.

Subject

• 1918
• Marne, 2nd Battle of the, France, 1918
• Château-Thierry, Battle of, Château-Thierry, France, 1918
• Aisne, Battle of the, France, 1918
• Schlacht an der Marne 1918
• Weltkrieg 1914-1918
• Veldslagen
• Eerste Wereldoorlog
• History & Archaeology
• History - General
• France > Château-Thierry
• France
• Frankreich
• Marne (Dept)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-214) and index.

Contents

Introduction: The Two Marnes -- 1. Jerusalem in the Marne Valley -- 2. Marching toward the Marne -- 3. German Designs on the Marne -- 4. The Peace Offensive -- 5. Turning the Tide of the War -- 6. The Allies Strike, July 18-21 -- 7. The Battle of Tardenois, July 22-26 -- 8. The Final Phase, July 27-August 9 -- Conclusion: Honoring Foch.

ISBN

• 9780253351463
• 0253351464

LCCN

2007043237

OCLC

• ocn175289986
• 175289986
• SCSB-1470120

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library