1914: Firepower & Maneuver in the West

GM: Dana Lombardy
Saturday 3 PM for 1.5 hours, in Fremont C
Type: WarCollege

The popular impressions of World War One on the Western Front are usually of the stalemate of trench warfare. But it did not start that way. There was open warfare for the first two months, with German armies nearly reaching Paris before they were stopped. Trench warfare also earned more than one general the sobriquet of “donkey” who led lions, but in 1914 about one-third of the French and German generals were replaced or fired for failing to meet expectations. Why did the German armies nearly win, and why did they ultimately lose in 1914? Dana Lombardy presents a new look at the critical first 45 days of the war in the West.

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