Germany's Western Front: 1914

Mark Humphries is an assistant professor of history at Memorial University of Newfoundland where he teaches war and society and military history. His books include The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health (forthcoming) and The Selected Papers of Sir Arthur Currie (2008). His article ""War's Long Shadow: Masculinity, Medicine, and the Gendered Politics of Trauma, 1914 - 1939"" won the 2010 Canadian Historical Review Prize. John Maker received his PhD in history from the University of Ottawa in 2010. His work has been published in Canadian Military History and Histoire Sociale.

• Germany's Western Front: Translations from the German Official History of the Great War, 1914, Part 1 edited by Mark Osborne Humphries and John MakerList of Maps, Sketches, and FiguresForewordAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: The Battle of the Frontiers in the West1. IntroductionThe Two-Front War and Comparison of StrengthsThe Outbreak of WarThe War's Duration and Economic Management2. The Campaign Plan for the Western FrontThe Historical Development of the Operative IdeaThe Campaign Plan in 19143. The DeploymentThe German Deployment in the WestInitial Border and Railway Security Operations in the West and the Occupation of LuxembourgThe Capture of Fortress LiègeThe Strategic ReconnaissanceThe Execution of the German Deployment in the West4. The Beginning of Major OperationsThe German OHL before the Start of the AdvanceThe Advance of the German Wheeling Wing, 18-20 AugustThe Right Wing (First, Second, and Third Armies)5. The Battle of the FrontiersThe OHL before the Start of the Battle of the FrontiersThe Battles of Mons and NamurThe Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 21 AugustThe Operations of First, Second, and Third Armies on 22 AugustSecond and Third Armies, 23 AugustThe Capture of NamurFirst Army's Operations on 23 and 24 AugustThe OHL during the Frontier Battles6. The Pursuit1. The Operations of the German Right Wing until 27 AugustSecond Army on 25 AugustThird Army on 25 and 26 AugustSecond Army on 26 AugustFirst Army's Pursuit of the British from 25 to 27 AugustSecond and Third Armies on 27 AugustThe OHL during the Pursuit-Operations to 27 August7. ReviewPart II: From the Sambre to the Marne8. The OHL at the Beginning of the New Phase of Operations9. Operations on the Meuse and Aisne1. Third Army's Battle North of the Aisne, 28-30 August2. The Operations of Third and Fourth Armies on the Aisne, 31 August and 1 September10. The Operations of First and Second Armies to the Oise1. The Operations of First Army on the Somme and Avre, 28-30 August2. The Battle at St. QuentinThe Beginning of the Battle, 28 AugustThe Battle on the Right German Flank on 29 AugustThe Battle on the Left German Flank on 29 AugustContinuation and Conclusion of the Battle on 30 August11. The OHL, 29-30 August12. The Pursuit by the German Right Wing to the Marne, 31 August-2 September1. First Army's Crossing of the Oise (31 August)2. Second Army's Halt (31 August)3. First Army's Advance across the Aisne4. Second Army's Advance on the Aisne5. First Army's Pursuit Battle South of the Aisne6. Second Army's Crossing of the Aisne7. Third Army's Pursuit East of Reims13. The OHL, 31 August-2 September14. The Pursuit of the German Right Wing across the Marne on 3-4 September1. First Army Crosses the Marne2. Second Army's Advance towards the Marne3. Third Army's Pursuit Battles up to the River Vesle4. First Army's Operations South of the Marne5. Second Army's Pursuit across the Marne6. Third Army Reaches the Marne15. The OHL, 3-4 SeptemberAppendicesAppendix 1Comparison of the Organization of German, French, British, and Belgian UnitsAppendix 2The Strength of the Mutual Forces on the Western Front on 22 August 1914BibliographyIndex