Purpose of the First World War.

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Afflerbach, Holger
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin/Boston, Germany : De Gruyter, 2015.
Collection:Schriften des Historischen Kollegs.
Sujets:
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Causes.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Causes.
First World War.
War > Causes
Weltkrieg > 1914-1918
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Strategie
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Résumé: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.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (268)
ISBN:3110443481
9783110443486

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