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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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Bibliographic Details
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
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (268)
ISBN:3110443481
9783110443486