The advance from Mons, 1914 : the experiences of a German infantry officer / Walter Bloem.

By:

Bloem, Walter, 1868-1951

Contributor(s):

Wynne, G. C

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Helion Library of the Great War ; v. 2.Publication details: Solihull, West Midlands, UK : Helion, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (126 pages) : mapContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781907677908
1907677909

Uniform titles:

Vormarsch. English

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

940.4/21/0922 B 22

LOC classification:

D542.M7 B56 2011eb

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Contents:

Publishers' Note; Foreword; Diary of Main Events of the Campaign on the Western Front in 1914; Map; 1: Prelude; 2: The Storm Breaks; 3: Leaving Home; 4: Joining the Regiment; 5: Mobilisation; 6: Parading the Regiment; 7: To the Front; 8: Into Belgium; 9: Advancing through Belgium; 10: Mons; 11: The Advance is resumed; 12: At the Aisne; 13: The Marne; 14: The Fight Continues; 15: La Ferté-sous-Jouarre; 16. Withdrawl over the Marne; 17. The Retreat Continues; 18. The Battle of the Aisne and after

Summary: This is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914. Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight into the outbreak of war and his regiment's mobilization, followed by the advance through Belgium and France, including the author's participation at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the.

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Translated from the German by G.C. Wynne.

This is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914. Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight into the outbreak of war and his regiment's mobilization, followed by the advance through Belgium and France, including the author's participation at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the.

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