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Podcast: Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show
Episode: Les Taxis de la Marne
Description: In September of 1914, the French Army had been pressed as far back as it could possibly go. South of Paris, the Germans had crossed the Marne River, and to all the world appeared just a few kilometers from victory on the Western Front. The French rallied their Army, and with the help of a few hundred Taxi Cabs, won the 1st Battle of the Marne, saving Paris and in all probability, the entire war.
To this day, there are still reenactments of the great “Taxis to the Marne” event. Hailed as heroes the Taxis are revered and reme...