The German Retreat from the Marne, September, 1914 by John Charlton

The first battle of the Marne, though fought in the early weeks of the war, is generally held to have been the decisive factor in the defeat of German ambitions. When almost within sight of Paris, the great German hordes were suddenly brought to bay and hurled back by the gallant French and British armies, exhausted though the latter were by the long retreat from Mons.

Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock. These prints are at an affordable price for our collectors and include specially selected historical images from our large Cranston Fine Arts archive. Our archive of historical military art has been built over 30 years and we are now beginning to reproduce a selection of these works as high quality collectors prints, printed using professional digital methods instead of our traditional litho printing.

Open Edition Print.

Image Size 14.6 inches x 9.8 inches (37cm x 25cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6)