Battle of the Marne. The First Battle of the Marne marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One.

New York: Random House, 2009. Pp. xix, 391. Illus., maps, gloss., notes, biblio., index. $28.00. ISBN: 1400066719 The past twenty years have seen a spate of new works on World War I, and one scholar ...

There were days of impotency. Between September 5 and 9 the Supreme Army Command issued no orders relating to the battle. The fighting on the Marne was different to how we imagine the First World War.

The First Battle of the Marne, taking place from September 5–September 12, 1914, was an Allied counteroffensive designed to throw back advancing German forces, which had invaded Germany and ...

WASHINGTON -- America's entry into World War I began with a year-long buildup beginning in April 1917. By late spring and early summer of 1918, that buildup was nearly complete.

Transport records from World War I indicate he was assigned to a convalescent detachment in Bordeaux, France, when he left Europe aboard the SS Sierra on Feb. 19, 1919.

Battle of the Marne. The First Battle of the Marne marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One.