Purpose of the First World War.

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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Main Author:	Afflerbach, Holger
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Boston, Germany : De Gruyter, 2015.
Series:	Schriften des Historischen Kollegs.
Subjects:	World War, 1914-1918 > Causes. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Causes. First World War. War > Causes Weltkrieg > 1914-1918 Kriegsziel Strategie 1914-1918 Electronic books.
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