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Marne - The Story of a Battle That Saved Paris and Marked a Turning Point of World War I (Paperback)
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Marne - The Story of a Battle That Saved Paris and Marked a Turning Point of World War I (Paperback)
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Loot Price R378
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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 armies-poured into
Belgium and France. The French army began the biggest retreat in
its history, and Germany seemed about to triumph. 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 banks. The counterattack was led from Paris, using the city's
taxi streets in a famous dash to take soldiers to the front. The
German plan was thwarted, and the Kaiser's army was forced to
retreat. It was an astonishing and costly victory: over 300,000
French soldiers died. As stirring as a novel, The Marne is a
classic of military history.
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