WW1 Battles of the Aisne, France

View from Chemin des Dames to the south, Aisne

Battle of the Aisne 1914

First Battle of the Aisne (Première Bataille de l'Aisne)
13-Sep-1914

—27-Sep-1914

Read a brief overview of the First Battle of the Aisne and the part it played in the establishment of the entrenched front lines on the Western Front.

Germans Entrench their Positions on the Aisne

Battle of the Aisne 1917

Second Battle of the Aisne
9-Apr-1917

—4-May-1917

Read an overview of the 1917 Allied Offensives in the Aisne, Artois, Champagne, Flanders and Cambrai sectors on the Western Front.

Allied Offensives in 1917

Battle of the Aisne 1918

Third Battle of the Aisne
27-May-1918

—6-Jun-1918

Read an overview of the German offensives and the Third Battle of the Aisne. From the German side it was a third phase in the series of battles launched against the Allies and code-named “Operation Blücher-Yorck”.

1918 German Offensives to Break the Deadlock

Related Reading

The Battle on the Aisne 1914: The BEF and the Birth of the Western Front (hardback)

by Jerry Murland

240 pages. Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd (2012). ISBN-10: 1848847696, ISBN-13: 978-1848847699

Aisne 1914 (Battleground Series) (paperback)

by Jerry Murland

Recommended guidebook in the Battleground series. 208 pages. Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd (18 Apr 2013); ISBN-10: 178159189X, ISBN-13: 978-1781591895

Cover of Aisne 1914 Dawn of Trench Warfare book

Aisne 1914: The Dawn of Trench Warfare (hardback)

by Paul Kendall

416 pages. Published by The History Press (1 May 2012). ISBN-10: 0752463047, ISBN-13: 978-0752463049

The Nivelle Offensive and the Battle of the Aisne 1917: A Battlefield Guide to the Chemin Des Dames (paperback)

by Andrew Uffindell

224 pages. Published by Pen & Sword Military (6 Jul 2015). ISBN-10: 1783030348, ISBN-13: 978-1783030347

Aisne 1918 (Battleground Series) (paperback)

by David Blanchard

Guidebook in the Battleground series. 192 pages; Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (1 July 2015); ISBN-10: 1783376058, ISBN-13: 978-1783376056

Cover of The Last of the Ebb, Aisne 1918 book

The Last of the Ebb: The Battle of the Aisne, 1918 (hardcover)

by Sydney Rogerson

160 pages. Published by Greenhill Books; illustrated edition edition (15 Jun. 2007). ISBN-10: 1853677388, ISBN-13: 978-1853677380

The 1917 Spring Offensives: Arras, Vimy, Le Chemin des Dames (hardcover)

by Yves Buffetaut

The book features 300 photographs from archive and private collections. 200 pages. Published by Histoire & Collections (1 Jun 1997). ISBN-10: 290818267X, ISBN-13: 978-2908182675