Project Gutenberg 2018-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 154 Dane, Edmund (Military historian) French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres 1852 1925 Ypres, John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of French, John, Sir 15002891 The Battle of the Rivers The Daily Telegraph War Books Appendix: 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. Produced by Brian Coe, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 366896 2025-07-23T09:00:04.381100 text/html 370534 2018-12-06T13:48:58 text/html 306760 2025-07-23T09:00:08.922112 application/epub+zip 307584 2025-07-23T09:00:05.076108 application/epub+zip 201000 2025-07-23T09:00:04.705086 application/epub+zip 419623 2025-07-23T09:00:12.161070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385111 2025-07-23T09:00:08.537087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278786 2022-09-26T13:30:52.855933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335212 2025-07-23T09:00:03.912097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335275 2018-12-06T13:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19234 2025-07-23T09:00:12.296082 application/rdf+xml 13536 2025-07-23T09:00:04.794066 image/jpeg 2017 2025-07-23T09:00:04.749084 image/jpeg 120615 2018-12-06T13:49:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 271342 2018-12-06T13:49:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 272941 2025-07-23T09:00:04.415089 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia