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The Elements of the Great War the Second Phase the Battle of Marne
The Elements of the Great War the Second Phase the Battle of Marne Author:Hilaire Belloc 1916. Poet, essayist, satirist, and historian, Belloc wrote from the Roman Catholic viewpoint. He was a prolific writer, authoring more than 150 books in his lifetime, he was also a close friend of G.K. Chesterton and with him founded the New Witness, a weekly political newspaper, which promoted distributism, a medieval, anticapitalist, and anti... more »-Fabian socialist philosophy. This is the second book in his Elements of Great War series, which is a survey of the historical causes and study of the comparative strength of the countries involved. Contents: The Battle of Marne; The Battle Generally Considered; The Details of the Battle; The Battle of the Grand Couronne; The Battle of the Ourcq and of the Two Morins; The Battle of La Fere Champenoise; The Rest of the Line; The Stationary Right Wing; and The Aisne. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.« less