Ebook: The first battle of the First World War: Alsace-Lorraine
Author: Deuringer Karl, Zuber Terence
- Tags: HISTORY--Europe--Western, Military campaigns, Regimental histories, World War 1914-1918--Campaigns--France--Lorraine, World War 1914-1918--Regimental histories--Germany--Bavaria, World War 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Lorraine, World War 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Germany -- Bavaria, HISTORY -- Europe -- Western, France -- Lorraine, Germany -- Bavaria
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: The History Press
- City: New York;France;Lorraine;Germany;Bavaria
- Language: English
- epub
On 7 August 1914, a week before the Battle of Tannenburg and two weeks before the Battle of the Marne, the French army attacked the Germans at Mulhouse in Alsace. Their objective was to recapture territory which had been lost after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, which made it a matter of pride for the French. However, after initial success in capturing Mulhouse, the Germans were able to reinforce more quickly, and drove them back within three days. After forty-three years of peace, this was the first test of strength between France and Germany. In 1929 Karl Deuringer wrote the official hi.
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