{"product_id":"germany-s-western-front-1914-translations-from-the-german-official-history-of-the-great-war-part-1-9781554583737","title":"Germany’s Western Front: 1914: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, Part 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of \u003ci\u003eDer Weltkrieg\u003c\/i\u003e, the German official history of the First World War. Originally produced between 1925 and 1944 using classified archival records that were destroyed in the aftermath of the Second World War, Der Weltkrieg is the inside story of Germany's experience on the Western front. Recorded in the words of its official historians, this account is vital to the study of the war and official memory in Weimar and Nazi Germany. Although exciting new sources have been uncovered in former Soviet archives, this work remains the basis of future scholarship. It is essential reading for any scholar, graduate student, or enthusiast of the Great War. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This volume, the second to be published, covers the outbreak of war in July-August 1914, the German invasion of Belgium, the Battles of the Frontiers, and the pursuit to the Marne in early September 1914. The first month of war was a critical period for the German army and, as the official history makes clear, the German war plan was a gamble that seemed to present the only solution to the riddle of the two-front war. But as the Moltke-Schlieffen Plan was gradually jettisoned through a combination of intentional command decisions and confused communications, Germany's hopes for a quick and victorious campaign evaporated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGermany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1\u003c\/i\u003e edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John Maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Maps, Sketches, and Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Two-Front War and Comparison of Strengths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Outbreak of War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe War's Duration and Economic Management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Campaign Plan for the Western Front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Historical Development of the Operative Idea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Campaign Plan in 1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. The Deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe German Deployment in the West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eInitial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of Luxembourg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Capture of Fortress Liège\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Strategic Reconnaissance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Execution of the German Deployment in the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Beginning of Major Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe German \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e before the Start of the Advance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. The Battle of the Frontiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e before the Start of the Battle of the Frontiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Battles of Mons and Namur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond and Third Armies, 23 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Capture of Namur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Army's Operations on 23 and 24 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e during the Frontier Battles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Pursuit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Army on 25 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThird Army on 25 and 26 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond Army on 26 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSecond and Third Armies on 27 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II: From the Sambre to the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Battle at St. Quentin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of the Battle, 28 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eContinuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e, 29-30 August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Second Army's Halt (31 August)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. The \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e, 31 August-2 September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. First Army Crosses the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Third Army Reaches the Marne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. The \u003ci\u003eOHL\u003c\/i\u003e, 3-4 September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian Units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wilfrid Laurier University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188667244887,"sku":"9781554583737","price":73.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/germany-s-western-front-1914-translations-from-the-german-official-history-of-the-great-war-part-1-9781554583737","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}