The First Battle of the Marne: The History and Legacy of the First Major Allied Victory in World War I

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents &quo

212 73 3MB

English Pages 112

In 1914 the Germans launched an offensive that swept through Belgium and into France, threatening to crush French resist

180 30 1MB Read more

It has been famously pointed out that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, but it was also not an empire i

244 59 2MB Read more

*Includes pictures *Explains the roles played by Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison before, during, and after the battl

243 50 2MB Read more

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting written by participants on both sides *Includes a bibliography for

220 55 1MB Read more

*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of soldiers' accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for furth

235 51 4MB Read more

It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in

572 35 6MB Read more

Germany's North African defeat opened up the possibility of taking the war in the west to the European continent fo

204 70 1MB Read more

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of the Bulge in next to no time with this co

134 38 799KB Read more

It is one of the essential events of military history, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in

567 89 7MB Read more

*Includes pictures *Explains the development of French and British colonies in the New World *Includes accounts of the f

207 45 2MB Read more