SECOND BATTLE OF THE MARNE BATTLE OF REIMS THE LAST MAJOR GERMAN OFFENSIVE ON THE WESTERN FRONT THE FIRST WORLD WAR THE ATTACK FAILED ALLIED COUNTERATTACK FRENCH AMERICAN HUNDRED THE GERMANS RIGHT THE GERMAN MARKED START RELENTLESS ADVANCE ARMISTICE WITH GERMANY DAYS FAILURE THE SPRING OFFENSIVE ERICH LUDENDORFF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER GENERAL CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF VIRTUAL MILITARY RULER BELIEVED ATTACK FLANDERS GIVE GERMANY DECISIVE VICTORY BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE EXPERIENCED ALLIED FORCE THAT TIME SHIELD INTENTIONS DRAW ALLIED TROOPS AWAY BELGIUM PLANNED DIVERSIONARY ATTACK THE MARNE THE BATTLE DIVISIONS FIRST AND THIRD BRUNO VON MUDRA KARL VON EINEM FRENCH FOURTH ARMY HENRI GOURAUD EAST REIMS FOURTH BATTLE OF CHAMPAGNE DIVISION ATTACHED SEVENTH ARMY MAX VON BOEHN AIDED NINTH ARMY JOHANNES VON EBEN ATTACKED FRENCH SIXTH ARMY JEAN DEGOUTTE THE WEST BATTLE OF THE MOUNTAIN OF SPLIT THE EAST WEST THE DEFENDERS THE SOUTH BANK ESCAPE FURY UNDER COVER GUNFIRE STORMTROOPER THE RIVER SORT OF CANVAS BOATS ERECT SKELETON BRIDGES POINTS UNDER FIRE SURVIVORS GAS ARTILLERY PARTICULARLY INFANTRY DIVISION ROCK OF THE MARNE FAST CAPTURED BRIDGEHEAD DEEP THE INTERVENTION BOMBS BRITISH XXII CORPS AMERICAN TROOPS STALLED BREAK THROUGH DESTROY THE ALLIED ARMIES FERDINAND FOCH SUPREME COUNTEROFFENSIVE EIGHT COMMAND TANKS RECENTLY PREPARATION THE ALLIES COMPLETE PICTURE TERMS THE KEY PLAN DOWN ENGINEER HUNTER THE HELP ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR BRIEFCASE FALSE PLANS DIED PNEUMONIA VEHICLE RUN OFF THE ROAD FINDING TAKEN IN AMERICAN FORCES FOCH ABLE EXPOSED PARTS THE ENEMY LEAVING CHOICE THE BEGINNING OF WITHDRAWAL NEVER EFFECTIVELY IN SEPTEMBER NINE PUSH THE FORCE ITALIAN PROBLEM HAD TO WORK NATIONAL COMMANDERS REAL AUTHORITY ISSUE ORDER HAVE TO FIGHT FORCE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS DOCTRINES FIGHTING PRESENCE FRESH UNBROKEN RESISTANCE TO THE GERMAN FLOYD GIBBONS THE AMERICAN SAW CHARGE DEATH THE ITALIAN CORPS OFFICERS TOTAL STRENGTH BRITISH INFANTRY ITALIANS STRAIGHT ARDRE VALLEY BATTLE OF TARDENOIS RETREAT FORCED POSITIONS SPRING FLANK OPPOSITE PINCERS UPPER OURCQ ASSAULTS MINIMAL BEHIND ALTERNATIVE RAIL LINK RETAINED SOISSONS IN THE WEST TENTH ARMY DEPTH NEARLY THE FACE SALIENT REDUCED RUNNING AISNE VESLE RIVERS THE FRONT BATON MARSHAL OF FRANCE TAKEN GUNS MACHINE GUNS CASUALTIES PRIMARY IMPORTANCE MORALE ASPECT STRATEGIC THE END STRING MONTHS ARMY FIRST BATTLE OF THE MARNE