The First Battle of the Marne in 1914 marked a turning point at the very start of World War I. This video explores how French and British forces halted the German advance toward Paris, the strategies ...

As German forces pushed toward Paris in September 1914, the First World War appeared to be moving rapidly in Berlin’s favor. This video follows how the Battle of the Marne became the moment that ...

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The First Battle of the Marne marked the end of the German sweep into France and the beginning of the trench warfare that was to characterise World War One. Germany's grand Schlieffen Plan to conquer ...

In September 1914 an important battle was fought that protected Paris and had far reaching repercussions for the first world war, yet few people today know much about the Marne and the important ...

When World War I broke out in August 1914, it was assumed that it would be over quickly. In six months, perhaps as early as Christmas, one side or the other would deliver what would later be called ...

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