The Marne Battle-Fields (1914). Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields.

1919: Michelin & Cie. 1st ed., octavo, blind-stamped flexible cloth boards, b&w illus, colour maps, pp ii, 264, ii. Ink stamp ("complimentary copy") ffep, good condn.

Detailed, profusely illustrated guide to Marne, scene of the First Battle of the Marne in 1914 (which caused around half a million casualties) and the Second Battle of the Marne in 1918 which is often as the turning point of the war for the Allies. With many b&w photographs. The book is dedicated to Michelin employees who died in the war. Item #91376

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