Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mombauer, Annika
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Colección:New studies in European history.
Temas:
Moltke, Helmuth von, > 1848-1916.
Moltke, Helmuth von, > 1848-1916
Moltke, Helmuth ((von)) (Soldat, > 1848-1916)
1871-1918
Generals > Germany.
Généraux > Allemagne.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
Generals.
Politics and government
Vorgeschichte
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
Germany > Politics and government > 1871-1918.
Allemagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1871-1918.
Germany.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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: the German perspective
  • 5. The General Staff at war
  • Conclusion. Myths and Realities: Helmuth von Moltke and the origins of the First World War.

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