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Germany's Western Front: 1914

Germany's Western Front: 1914

Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, Part 1

Edited by Mark Humphries and John Maker

Published by: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Imprint: Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarma

580 Pages, 152.00 × 229.00 × 25.00 mm, 3 maps, and 18 sketches

Paperback
9781554585007
Published: February 2014

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9781554583737
Published: October 2013

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Contents
Authors

Germany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1 edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John Maker
List of Maps, Sketches, and Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West
1. Introduction
The Two-Front War and Comparison of Strengths
The Outbreak of War
The War's Duration and Economic Management
2. The Campaign Plan for the Western Front
The Historical Development of the Operative Idea
The Campaign Plan in 1914
3. The Deployment
The German Deployment in the West
Initial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of Luxembourg
The Capture of Fortress Liège
The Strategic Reconnaissance
The Execution of the German Deployment in the West
4. The Beginning of Major Operations
The German OHL before the Start of the Advance
The Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 August
The Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies)
5. The Battle of the Frontiers
The OHL before the Start of the Battle of the Frontiers
The Battles of Mons and Namur
The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 August
The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 August
Second and Third Armies, 23 August
The Capture of Namur
First Army's Operations on 23 and 24 August
The OHL during the Frontier Battles
6. The Pursuit
1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 August
Second Army on 25 August
Third Army on 25 and 26 August
Second Army on 26 August
First Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 August
Second and Third Armies on 27 August
The OHL during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August
7. Review
Part II: From the Sambre to the Marne
8. The OHL at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations
9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne
1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August
2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September
10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise
1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August
2. The Battle at St. Quentin
The Beginning of the Battle, 28 August
The Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 August
The Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 August
Continuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August
11. The OHL, 29-30 August
12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September
1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August)
2. Second Army's Halt (31 August)
3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne
4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne
5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne
6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne
7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims
13. The OHL, 31 August-2 September
14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September
1. First Army Crosses the Marne
2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne
3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle
4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne
5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne
6. Third Army Reaches the Marne
15. The OHL, 3-4 September
Appendices
Appendix 1
Comparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian Units
Appendix 2
The Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914
Bibliography
Index