Wwi: Race to the Sea - Outflanking the Enemy

The Race to the Sea took place in September and October; the movement of the troops drove the momentum of battle toward the Belgian frontier and the North Sea shores. During these two months, the Germans held the initiative as the Allies scrambled to protect the ports of the English Channel and their link with Great Britain.




This episode of the war, when the Allies of France, Great Britain and Belgium, and the Central Powers of Germany, sought to reach the English Channel was defined by ...