. Battlefields of the World War, western and southern fronts; a study in military geography . 428 BATTLEFIELD OF LORRAINE. SURFACE FEATURES 429 pivoting on Verdun could pave the way to ultimate victory onlyin case the right wing of the Allied line was not turned by anenemy break-through south of Verdun or on the Lorraineplain. On the other hand, the German plan to roll up theAllied front by a turning movement at both ends dependedfor its success as much upon the outcome of the eastern attack asupon Von Klucks great sweep around to the west. For both ofthe belligerents, therefore, one of the ke
. Battlefields of the World War, western and southern fronts; a study in military geography . 428 BATTLEFIELD OF LORRAINE. SURFACE FEATURES 429 pivoting on Verdun could pave the way to ultimate victory onlyin case the right wing of the Allied line was not turned by anenemy break-through south of Verdun or on the Lorraineplain. On the other hand, the German plan to roll up theAllied front by a turning movement at both ends dependedfor its success as much upon the outcome of the eastern attack asupon Von Klucks great sweep around to the west. For both ofthe belligerents, therefore, one of the keys to the strategy of theMarne lay along the Moselle. That France won the key, andhence the victory, was due in no small measure to an intelligentuse of topographic barriers on the important battlefield located onthe Lorraine frontier. We may now turn our consideration to theseveral belts of terrain which together constitute the exception-ally interesting Battlefield of Lorraine. Surface Features of the Battlefield of Lorraine the moselle plateau Let us recall for a moment the salient features of the asymmet-rical pl
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