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The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World First-Person Accounts " The main artifact isDescription by Holger H. Herwig Paperback For the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of the Marne, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of two wars and the world. With exclusive information based on newly unearthed documents, Holger H. Herwig re creates the dramatic battle and reinterprets Germanys aggressive Schlieffen Plan as a carefully crafted design