The advance from Mons, 1914 : the experiences of a German infantry officer /

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Author / Creator:	Bloem, Walter, 1868-1951.
Uniform title:	Vormarsch. English
Imprint:	Solihull, West Midlands, UK : Helion, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (126 pages) : map.
Language:	English
Series:	Helion library of the Great War ; 2 Helion Library of the Great War ; v. 2.
Subject:	Bloem, Walter, -- 1868-1951. Bloem, Walter, -- 1868-1951. Germany. -- Heer. -- Grenadier-Regiment, 12 -- History. Germany. -- Heer. -- Grenadier-Regiment, 12. World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German. Mons, 1st Battle of, Mons, Belgium, 1914. Belgium -- Mons. Electronic books. History. Personal narratives -- German.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133852

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Other authors / contributors:	Wynne, G. C.
ISBN:	9781907677908 1907677909 1874622574 9781907677045
Notes:	Translated from the German by G.C. Wynne.
Summary:	This is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914. Walter Bloem was a Captain in the German 12th Grenadier Regiment (Royal Prussian Grenadier Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen, 2nd Brandenburg, Nr 12 - to give his unit its full title). His narrative gives a superb insight into the outbreak of war and his regiment's mobilization, followed by the advance through Belgium and France, including the author's participation at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the.

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