Places
Marne
A river in northeastern France where, from 5 to 12 September 1914, French and British forces halted the German advance, which had come within 40 kilometers of Paris. The First Battle of the Marne is known in France as the Miracle on the Marne.
Mentioned in
- Chapter III The War of Movement Overview§5 The First Battle of the Marne§8 The Aisne, the Race to the Sea and First Ypres
- Chapter VII The Last Gamble Overview§4 Georgette, the Marne, and Why It Failed§5 The Americans Arrive, and the Second Marne
- Chapter IX In the Trenches §1 Anatomy of a Trench System
- Chapter XI War on Waves and Wings §8 The Birth of Air Power: Scouts, Fighters and Aces
- Chapter XII The Home Fronts §1 Total War and the Rise of the State