The purpose of the First World War : war aims and military strategies
10 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 an...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Berlin Bosten : De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
[2015]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Schriften des Historischen Kollegs Kolloquien
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Schriften des Historischen Kollegs |
| Schlagworte: | History (General) World War, 1914-1918 HISTORY / Europe / General Erster Weltkrieg Geschichte |
| Umfang: | 1 Online Ressource (X, 258 Seiten) |
| Zusammenfassung: | 10 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. Holger Afflerbach, University of Leeds. 10 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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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online Ressource (X, 258 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9783110435993 3110435993 9783110443486 3110443481 9783110346220 3110346222 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110443486 |
| Zugangseinschränkungen: | Open Access |