Format:
viii, 285 Seiten
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9781472430564
Series Statement:
Military strategy and operational art
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index
,
The insecurity-security dialectic and the unexpected armageddonOrigins of the Franco-Prussian War -- Global consequences of the Franco-Prussian War -- French calls for revanche and Bismarck's nightmare of coalitions -- Britain's intervention in Egypt and the threat of a continental alliance -- Bismarck's strategy and Anglo-German Alliance talks -- The failure of the Caprivi's "new course" -- 1894: the year of German alienation from England -- Fissures within the continental alliance -- The failure of Anglo-German alliance talks -- Britain's quest for new allies (1902-07) -- The Anglo-German détente and Eurasian conflicts -- The question of Alsace-Lorraine -- Stumbling into Armageddon -- Conclusions: the failure to prevent World War I.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472430571
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781472430588
Language:
English
Keywords:
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Kriegsursache
;
Erster Weltkrieg
;
Kriegsursache
Author information:
Gardner, Hall 1954-
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