For a period of 8 days in early September 1914, the situation for the Allies was precarious. The Germans were just two days march from the French capital, and the situation looked desperate.

Through a combination of poor German communication, some inspired French leadership, and the commandeering of over 600 Parisian taxi cabs, the French and British successfully stopped the Germans, saved Paris, and undoubtedly changed the overall course of the Great War.

The German retreat to the Aisne saw the beginnings of trench warfare as we would recognise it.  This is a story of in-fighting, insubordination, and large quantities of wine, in the battle that went down in history as the Miracle on the Marne.

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