00:00 A pivotal battle in the First World War led to widespread trench warfare. In this episode from "Everything Everywhere Daily," learn how a desperate fight on September 6, 1914, changed the course of history and initiated an enduring style of combat that defined much of WWI's Western Front.

02:00 A desperate fight on September 6, 1914, initiated trench warfare that defined much of WWI's Western Front.

04:00 A desperate fight on September 6 initiated trench warfare marking WWI's Western Front.

05:47 On September 5th, General Joseph Joffe ordered an all-out counterattack as France sought to exploit a weakened German flank.

07:37 In a strategic reversal on September 5th with an innovative troop mobilization involving taxis dubbed "Taxi de la Marne," the French halted the German advance during the Battle of the Marne.

09:26 The innovative "Taxi de la Marne" halted German advances during World War I's pivotal battle, initiating trench warfare.

11:10 The Battle of the Marne during WWI marked a decisive moment as historian Barbara Tuckman noted in her book for setting the stage that war would persist.