The march on Paris

About this book

The March on Paris is an account of the opening campaign of the First World War on the Western Front, as experienced by the commander of the German First Army, Alexander von Kluck. Forming the westernmost flank of the great wheeling maneuver through Belgium and Northern France that was at the heart of the Schlieffen Plan, von Kluck's army played a vital role. The first battles fought by the British Expeditionary Force, at Mons and Le Cateua, were agaist the First Army, and it was von Kluck's decisions later in the campaign that were held by many to have resulted in the German defeat on the Marne. This detailed and fascinating account of the campaign that set the future course of the First World War by one of the key players in these momentous events.