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1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Series |
The Legacy of the Great War |
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Legacy of the Great War.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Historiography from Fischer to Förster; 2 The Economics of War: Industrialists, Financiers and Landowners; 3 Nationalism and Images of the Enemy; 4 The Politics of War: Parties, the Press and Public Opinion; 5 Militarism and Representations of Conf lict; 6 Strategies of War: The Army and the Navy; 7 Imperialism and Conceptions of Diplomatic Relations; 8 Diplomacy and War: Chancellor, Kaiser and Foreign Office; 9 The July Crisis: Brinkmanship and War; 10 Conclusion: Germany and the Question of Guilt; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E |
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Fg; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; r; s; t; u; v; w; y; z |
| Summary |
How can we understand what caused World War I? What role did Germany play? This book encourages us to re-think the events that led to global conflict in 1914. Historians in recent years have argued that German leaders acted defensively or pre-emptively in 1914, conscious of the Reich''s deteriorating military and diplomatic position. Germany and the Causes of the First World War challenges such interpretations, placing new emphasis on the idea that the Reich Chancellor, the German Foreign Office and the Great General Staff were confident that they could win a continental war. This belief in Ger |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany -- Causes
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Military planning -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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Military planning
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Politics and government
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War -- Causes
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Germany -- History, Military -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054604
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1871-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054634
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| Subject |
Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781845207298 |
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1845207297 |
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