TY  - BOOK
AU  - ZUBER Terence
TI  - The mons myth: a reassessment of the battle
SN  - 9780752452470 (hbk.) :
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London
PB  - The History Press
KW  - GENERAL HISTORY
KW  -  MONS, BATTLE OF, MONS BELGIUM, 1914
KW  - BATTLE OF MONS
KW  - BATTLE OF LE CATEAU
KW  - BRITISH FORCES
KW  - GERMAN TROOPS
KW  - TACTICS
KW  - RIFLE POWER
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Conventional histories of the battles of Mons and Le Cateau describe how, although the British were massively outnumbered, precise and rapid British rifle fire mowed down rows of German troops. The staggering German casualties made these battles British victories, and set the stage for the Battle of the Marne. Neither battle has ever been described in English from the German point of view. Using German tactics manuals and regimental histories, The Mons Myth describes the battles at Mons and Le Cateau. It also subjects British tactics to a critique that goes beyond admiration for rapid rifle fire and presents new and startling perspectives of both Mons and Le Cateau, showing how the Germans employed a high degree of tactical sophistication in conducting a combined-arms battle. The odds at both battles were, in fact, even, and German casualties never reached the levels described in the standard histories. The Mons Myth is the first history of these battles to take this approach in ninety years
ER  -