Holger Herwig, author of [The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World], talked about how the battle prevented a quick German victory. He also spoke about ...

The counterattack of the French 5th and 6th Armies and the BEF developed into the First Battle of the Marne, a general counter-attack by the French Army. By 11 September the Germans were in full ...