Die Marneschlacht
Bielefeld; Leipzig: Velhagen & Klasing, 1917. Third revised (Dritte erweiterte Auflage). Softcover. Small octavo. XXVII, [1], 79, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers, with red and black lettering on front cover. Publisher's logo on title page. Decorative headpieces and initials. Rare German version of the events of the Battle of the Marne (also known as the Miracle of the Marne), a First World War battle that was fought from 5-12 September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army under Chief of Staff Helmuth von Moltke the Younger. The battle was the culmination of the German advance into France and pursuit of the Allied armies which followed the Battle of the Frontiers in August, which had reached the eastern outskirts of Paris. The counterattack of six French field armies and the British Expeditionary Force ("BEF") along the Marne River forced the German Imperial Army to abandon its push on Paris and retreat north-west, leading to the "Race to the Sea". The Battle of the Marne was a victory for the Allies and set the stage for four years of trench warfare on the Western Front. The book is complete with its two maps (one on front cover, and a folded color map at rear). The back of the color map has been handwritten by a previous owner, who relates the episode of the Imperial family's flight to Holland, and the revolution following Germany's defeat. The text is dated December 1918. Moderate age-toning to wrappers. Text in German, gothic script. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition. g to vg. Item #39510
Price: $65.00