The Purpose of the First World War: War Aims and Military Strategies

Ten million soldiers died during the First World War. But why, and for what reason? The Great War is widely seen as a "pointless carnage" (Pope Benedict XV). Was there a point, at least in the eyes of the political and military decision makers? International specialists analyse the hopes a...

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Main Author: Afflerbach, Holger (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2015
Series:Schriften des Historischen Kollegs v.91
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Online Access:KUBA1
Summary:Ten million soldiers died during the First World War. But why, and for what reason? The Great War is widely seen as a "pointless carnage" (Pope Benedict XV). Was there a point, at least in the eyes of the political and military decision makers? International specialists analyse the hopes and expectations of the political and military leaders and try to explain why the contemporaries thought that they had to fight the Great War
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Physical Description:1 online resource (268 pages)
ISBN:9783110443486
9783110346220

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