This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of Der Weltkrieg, 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…mehr
This multi-volume series in six parts is the first English-language translation of Der Weltkrieg, 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. 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.
Mark Humphries is an assistant professor of history at Memorial University of Newfoundland where he teaches war and society and military history. His books include The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health (forthcoming) and The Selected Papers of Sir Arthur Currie (2008). His article ""War's Long Shadow: Masculinity, Medicine, and the Gendered Politics of Trauma, 1914 - 1939"" won the 2010 Canadian Historical Review Prize. John Maker received his PhD in history from the University of Ottawa in 2010. His work has been published in Canadian Military History and Histoire Sociale.
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1. Germany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1 edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John Maker 2. List of Maps, Sketches, and Figures 3. Foreword 4. Acknowledgements 5. Introduction 6. Part I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West 7. 1. Introduction 8. The Two-Front War and Comparison of Strengths 9. The Outbreak of War 10. The War's Duration and Economic Management 11. 2. The Campaign Plan for the Western Front 12. The Historical Development of the Operative Idea 13. The Campaign Plan in 1914 14. 3. The Deployment 15. The German Deployment in the West 16. Initial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of Luxembourg 17. The Capture of Fortress Liège 18. The Strategic Reconnaissance 19. The Execution of the German Deployment in the West 20. 4. The Beginning of Major Operations 21. The German OHL before the Start of the Advance 22. The Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 August 23. The Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies) 24. 5. The Battle of the Frontiers 25. The OHL before the Start of the Battle of the Frontiers 26. The Battles of Mons and Namur 27. The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 August 28. The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 August 29. Second and Third Armies, 23 August 30. The Capture of Namur 31. First Army's Operations on 23 and 24 August 32. The OHL during the Frontier Battles 33. 6. The Pursuit 34. 1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 August 35. Second Army on 25 August 36. Third Army on 25 and 26 August 37. Second Army on 26 August 38. First Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 August 39. Second and Third Armies on 27 August 40. The OHL during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August 41. 7. Review 42. Part II: From the Sambre to the Marne 43. 8. The OHL at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations 44. 9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne 45. 1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August 46. 2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September 47. 10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise 48. 1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August 49. 2. The Battle at St. Quentin 50. The Beginning of the Battle, 28 August 51. The Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 August 52. The Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 August 53. Continuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August 54. 11. The OHL, 29-30 August 55. 12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September 56. 1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August) 57. 2. Second Army's Halt (31 August) 58. 3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne 59. 4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne 60. 5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne 61. 6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne 62. 7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims 63. 13. The OHL, 31 August-2 September 64. 14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September 65. 1. First Army Crosses the Marne 66. 2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne 67. 3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle 68. 4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne 69. 5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne 70. 6. Third Army Reaches the Marne 71. 15. The OHL, 3-4 September 72. Appendices 73. Appendix 1 74. Comparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian Units 75. Appendix 2 76. The Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914 77. Bibliography 78. Index
1. Germany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1 edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John Maker 2. List of Maps, Sketches, and Figures 3. Foreword 4. Acknowledgements 5. Introduction 6. Part I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West 7. 1. Introduction 8. The Two-Front War and Comparison of Strengths 9. The Outbreak of War 10. The War's Duration and Economic Management 11. 2. The Campaign Plan for the Western Front 12. The Historical Development of the Operative Idea 13. The Campaign Plan in 1914 14. 3. The Deployment 15. The German Deployment in the West 16. Initial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of Luxembourg 17. The Capture of Fortress Liège 18. The Strategic Reconnaissance 19. The Execution of the German Deployment in the West 20. 4. The Beginning of Major Operations 21. The German OHL before the Start of the Advance 22. The Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 August 23. The Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies) 24. 5. The Battle of the Frontiers 25. The OHL before the Start of the Battle of the Frontiers 26. The Battles of Mons and Namur 27. The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 August 28. The Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 August 29. Second and Third Armies, 23 August 30. The Capture of Namur 31. First Army's Operations on 23 and 24 August 32. The OHL during the Frontier Battles 33. 6. The Pursuit 34. 1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 August 35. Second Army on 25 August 36. Third Army on 25 and 26 August 37. Second Army on 26 August 38. First Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 August 39. Second and Third Armies on 27 August 40. The OHL during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August 41. 7. Review 42. Part II: From the Sambre to the Marne 43. 8. The OHL at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations 44. 9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne 45. 1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August 46. 2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September 47. 10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise 48. 1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August 49. 2. The Battle at St. Quentin 50. The Beginning of the Battle, 28 August 51. The Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 August 52. The Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 August 53. Continuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August 54. 11. The OHL, 29-30 August 55. 12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September 56. 1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August) 57. 2. Second Army's Halt (31 August) 58. 3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne 59. 4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne 60. 5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne 61. 6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne 62. 7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims 63. 13. The OHL, 31 August-2 September 64. 14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September 65. 1. First Army Crosses the Marne 66. 2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne 67. 3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle 68. 4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne 69. 5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne 70. 6. Third Army Reaches the Marne 71. 15. The OHL, 3-4 September 72. Appendices 73. Appendix 1 74. Comparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian Units 75. Appendix 2 76. The Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914 77. Bibliography 78. Index
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