02589cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000390012824500290016726400510019630000470024733600260029433700260032033800360034649000340038250001580041650000310057450801090060552012580071453400450197265300550201770000610207283000340213385600430216799900170221058417UtSlPG20260610134339.0mcr n260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a15002891  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aDane, Edmundq(Military historian)14aThe Battle of the Rivers 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2018  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aThe Daily Telegraph War Books  aAppendix: Despatches of Field-Marshal Sir John French on the battles of the Marne and the Aisne, addressed to Lord Kitchener, secretary of state for war.  aRelease date is 2018-12-06  aProduced by Brian Coe, Martin Pettit and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Battle of the Rivers" by Edmund Dane is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines key military strategies and events surrounding a significant phase of World War I, particularly focusing on the tactical maneuvers of the German and Allied forces during the battle. It discusses the political and military contexts that guided the movements and decisions of the generals involved, making it a thorough analysis for readers with an interest in military strategy and history.  The beginning of the narrative introduces the overarching theme of military strategy by laying out the ambitious German plans to advance towards Paris and the political motivations behind them. Dane describes how the German command carefully devised a complex strategy for invading France, incorporating lessons learned from previous wars. The opening chapters then detail initial encounters, such as the Battle of Mons, highlighting the unexpected challenges faced by the German forces and the resilience of the British and French armies. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the dynamics of warfare and the consequences of strategic decisions made by military leaders on both sides. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front1 aFrench, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres,d1852-1925 0aThe Daily Telegraph War Books40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58417  c99244d99244