rumplestiltskin Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 Hello as someone whose interest in the great war as took off,can any of you recommend any good books on the battles of Mons and the Marne,Many Thanks Terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 19 May , 2011 Admin Share Posted 19 May , 2011 Riding The Retreat by Richard Holmes 15 Rounds A Minute ed JM Craster Theres a Devil In the Drum by John Lucy Farewell Leicester Square by Kate Kaffrey The Mons Star by David Ascoli The Official History Liaison 1914 by Edward Spears I'm sure some more ideas will be offered but heres a few to be going on with Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMarsdin Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 Good morning, Despite their titles both these books cover the period up to and including the Marne: Sewell-Tyng "The Campaign of the Marne" Herwig "The Marne 1914" Both cover similar ground despite been written 70+ years apart; I feel that Sewell-Tyng's 1935 book has the edge (there are reviews of both on the forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 John Terraine "Mons: the Retreat to Victory" (London: Batsford, 1960 and reprinted many times since) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthergw Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 The books mentioned so far will give you a very good idea of this period. One that I would mention as the German counterpart to Terraine's book mentioned by Chris. Walter Bloem : The Advance from Mons. Another which is getting a bit long in the tooth but was important in its day, is " The First Battle of the Marne", Robert B Asprey. Any biography of Foch or Joffre will lay great stress on this period and give the French viewpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumplestiltskin Posted 19 May , 2011 Author Share Posted 19 May , 2011 Thanks very much there is a lot of material to look through but it will be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 19 May , 2011 Share Posted 19 May , 2011 For Mons, you should consider Zuber's book 'The Mons Myth: A Reassessment of the Battle' as well (not instead of). Ignore anything that Zuber says about the British. The German perspective is as good as you will get at the moment. It places Bloem's book in correct perspective. Von Kluck's book 'The March on Paris and the Battle of the Marne' provides the perspective of the German First Army commander. It takes some work, mainly because the place names will be unfamiliar in most cases. The book gives a great impression of the effort expended by First Army to get around the French left flank. Don't forget the British Official History. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWorrall Posted 20 May , 2011 Share Posted 20 May , 2011 Don Farr's 'Mons: the beginning and the end' Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJohnson Posted 20 May , 2011 Share Posted 20 May , 2011 Just a couple more - Old Contemptible - Robin Neilands Frenchman in Khaki - Paul Maze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddell Posted 20 May , 2011 Share Posted 20 May , 2011 Another older book, 'The Marne' by Georges Blond. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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