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For the first time in a generation, here is a bold new accountof the Battle of the Marne, a cataclysmic encounter that preventeda quick German victory in World War I and changed the course of twowars and the world. With exclusive information based on newlyunearthed documents, Holger H. Herwig re-creates the dramaticbattle and reinterprets Germany’s aggressive “Schlieffen Plan” as acarefully crafted design to avoid a protracted war against superiorcoalitions. He paints a fresh portrait of the run-up to the Marneand puts in dazzling relief the Battle of the Marne itself: theFrench resolve to win, and the crucial lack of coordination betweenGermany’s First and Second Armies. Herwig also provides stunningcameos of all the important players, from Germany’s Chief ofGeneral Staff Helmuth von Moltke to his rival, France’s JosephJoffre. Revelatory and riveting, this is the source on thisseminal event.

Now in its third edition, this classic study has been updatedfor the first time in more than twenty years. Chaim Herzog, former President of Israel, was involved in everyconflict involving Israel and its Arab neighbors from before the1948 War of Independence. The Arab-Israeli Wars is Herzog’sacclaimed history of Israel’s fight since 1947 to preserve herexistence against repeated attacks. Revised after his death byfriend and colleague General Shomo Gazit, this new edition alsocovers the events of the past twenty years, including the pulloutfrom Lebanon, both intifadas, the first Gulf War, the Oslo Process,and beyond. Riveting, informative, and comprehensive, thisauthoritative account tells the story of Israel’s struggle tosurvive but gives a clear picture of the people and politics thatcontinue to shape the destiny of this crucial region.