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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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Though not so famous as the battles of Tannenberg or the Marne, the fight between the French and German armies at Alsace

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