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  • The First Battle of the Marne 1914

    The French ‘miracle’ halts the Germans

    by Ian Sumner ...
    Series Book 221 - Campaign
    A detailed, illustrated account of The First Battle of the Marne, which saved France from defeat in the First World War and led directly the establishment of the trenches.In 1914 the Germans launched an offensive that swept through Belgium and into France, threatening to crush French resistance in one fell swoop. However, through careful maneuvering and stubborn resistance, the French Army, aided ... Read more

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    Great battles of the First World War

    The early battles of the First World War during the autumn and winter of 1914 were open, mobile affairs of the kind long familiar to professional soldiers. By early 1915, however, a new type of war had emerged - trench warfare.Modern artillery and machine-guns had been employed in the Boer War only a decade or so previously, but the perfection of their use led to the creation of a static front: ... Read more

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  • Fighting the Invasion

    The German Army at D-Day

    Edited by David C. Isby ...
    In one of history’s most violent battles, Allied troops gathered along the shores of southern England, preparing for the invasion of Hitler's Fortress Europe. Facing them-from the Pas de Calais to Brittany-were German troops, dug in, waiting and preparing for the inevitable confrontation.History is often told from the perspective of the victors and oftentimes we do not hear the other side of the ... Read more

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  • The Battle for France

    Six Weeks That Changed The World

    by Philip Warner ...
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  • The Battle for Vimy Ridge, 1917

    In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras. Historically, the capture of Vimy Ridge was an event far more significant than its undoubted ... Read more

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  • The Western Front 1914–1916

    From the Schlieffen Plan to Verdun and the Somme

    Series series History of WWI
    The Western Front, running from the Belgian coast in the north to the Swiss border in the south, was to prove the decisive battlefront of World War I. It was where the great powers of Germany, France and the British Empire concentrated the bulk of their military might, and it was where many believed the war would be settled before Christmas 1914.The German General Staff realised the dangers of ... Read more

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  • Operation Dragoon

    The Liberation of Southern France, 1944

    This WWII military study sheds light on the overlooked Allied landing in Provence and the liberation of Southern France.The Allied landings in the south of France in August 1944, are often seen as a sideshow supporting the crucial D-Day landings in Normandy. Indeed, the operation is often criticized as an expensive diversion of men and equipment from the struggle against the German armies in Italy ... Read more

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  • Franco-Prussian War 1870–1871, Volume 1

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    by Quintin Barry ...
    The first volume of this comprehensive study of the Franco-Prussian War presents a detailed account of Germany Confederation's decisive victory over France.In the first part of this two-volume military history, Quintin Barry examines the war against the French Imperial Army waged by the armies of the German Confederation, directed by that supreme military mind, Helmuth von Moltke. Barry places ... Read more

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  • Prelude to Waterloo: Quatre Bras

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    "As a piece of historical research, this is a force majeure . . . a must read for anyone interested in the Napoleonic Wars" by the author of Waterloo ( Federation of Family History Societies ).The Battle of Quatre Bras was critical to the outcome of the Waterloo campaign—to the victory of the allied armies of Wellington and Blücher, the defeat of the French and the fall of Napoleon. But it has ... Read more

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  • Second World War: Dunkirk and the Fall of France

    Series series Campaign Chronicles
    For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France—the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe—has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist. The ruthless efficiency of the German assault, the 'miracle' of Dunkirk, the feeble French defense—these still common assumptions are ... Read more

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    After Sedan: Helmuth Von Moltke and the Defeat of the Government of National Defence

    by Quintin Barry ...
    The second volume of this comprehensive military history examines the fall of the Second French Empire and the founding of a unified Germany.Helmuth von Moltke's victory over France in the Battle of Sedan resulted in the capture of Napoleon III. But the war against the Government of National Defense presented quite different problems to von Moltke and his staff.Although the Siege of Paris loomed ... Read more

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  • Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815

    Series Book 182 - Elite
    Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon.Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian ... Read more

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