The Purpose of the First World War

War Aims and Military Strategies. 'Schriften des Historischen Kollegs, 91'. HC runder Rücken kaschiert. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 268 Seiten
ISBN 3110346222
EAN 9783110346220
Veröffentlicht Februar 2024
Verlag/Hersteller De Gruyter
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Beschreibung

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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Holger Afflerbach, University of  Leeds.