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Chargement... The Second Battle of the Marnepar Michael S. Neiberg
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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, 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 turned to offensive operations themselves. The Germans never again came as close to Paris nor resumed the offensive. The battle was one of the first large multinational battles fought by the Allies since the assumption of supreme command by French general Ferdinand Foch. It marks the only time the French, American, and British forces fought together in one battle. A superb account of the bloody events of those fateful days, this book sheds new light on a critically important 20th-century battle. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Neiberg provides a very readable account of a key battle in World War I that is often overlooked. I enjoyed his perspective on the French Army's performance in the battle, particularly as Anglo-Saxon readers and writers tend to denigrate the military achievements of 20th century France. Neiberg puts paid to the popular image of French soldiers as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys", a reappraisal that is long overdue. I will definitely look for more from this author. ( )