The First Battle of the First World War

Karl Deuringer, Terence Zuber

ISBN 10: 0752460862 / ISBN 13: 9780752460864

Editore: The History Press Ltd, GB, 2014

On 7 August 1914 a French corps attacked towards Mulhouse in Alsace and was immediately thrown back by the Germans. On 14 August, two weeks before Tannenberg and three weeks before the Battle of the Marne, the French 1st and 2nd Armies attacked into Lorraine, and on 20 August the German 6th and 7th Armies counterattacked. After forty-three years of peace, this was the first test of strength between France and Germany. In 1929, Karl Deuringer wrote the official history of the battle for the Bavarian Army, an immensely detailed work of 890 pages, chronicling the battle to 15 September. Here, First World War expert and former army officer Terence Zuber has translated and edited this study to a more accessible length, while retaining over thirty highly detailed maps, to bring us the first account in English of the first major battle of the Great War. Codice articolo LU-9780752460864

Riassunto:

Though not so famous as the battles of Tannenberg or the Marne, the fight between the French and German armies at Alsace and Lorraine marks the first battle of World War I

On August 7, 1914, a week before the Battle of Tannenburg and two weeks before the Battle of the Marne, the French army attacked the Germans at Mulhouse in Alsace. Their objective was to recapture territory which had been lost after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, which made it a matter of pride for the French. However, after initial success in capturing Mulhouse, the Germans were able to reinforce more quickly, and drove them back within three days. After 43 years of peace, this was the first test of strength between France and Germany. In 1929 Karl Deuringer wrote the official history of the battle for the Bavarian Army, an immensely detailed work of 890 pages; World War I expert and former army officer Terence Zuber has translated this study and edited it down to more accessible length, to produce the first account in English of the first major battle of the World War I.

Informazioni sull?autore: Karl Deuringer described the official account of the battle for the Bavarian Army in 1929 in his massive 890-page study, The Battle of Lorraine. Terence Zuber was a U.S. Army infantry officer who was awarded the Legion of Merit for counter-espionage operations. He is the author of The Battle of the Frontiers: Ardennes 1914, German War Planning, 1891-1914, and Ten Days in August.

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Titolo: The First Battle of the First World War
Casa editrice: The History Press Ltd, GB
Data di pubblicazione: 2014
Legatura: Hardback
Condizione: New