Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War / Annika Mombauer.
Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War / Annika Mombauer.
Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War / Annika Mombauer.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N940.311/22
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English
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xvi, 325 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Military decision-making in Wilhelmine Germany -- 2. Alfred von Schlieffen and Helmuth von Moltke: 'military genius' and 'reluctant military leader'? -- 3. From crisis to crisis: the international background to military planning in the pre-war years -- 4. The July Crisis and the outbreak of war:...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
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England
Date Published
2001.
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"The book takes specific issue with the common perception of Moltke as an ineffectual and reluctant military leader, remembered primarily for the defeat at the Battle of the Marne and his alleged adulteration of the Schlieffen Plan. It concludes that, on the contrary, he was both bellicose and ambitious, hoping for war 'the sooner the better' and p...
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Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War / Annika Mombauer.
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New studies in European history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-317) and index.
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N940.311/22
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0521791014
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940.311
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991014001479702626
