The Purpose of the First World War. War Aims and Military Strategies
Abstract
Ten 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.
Keywords
World War 1; HistoryISBN
9783110443486Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
http://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
2015Grantor
Series
Schriften des Historischen Kollegs,Classification
Biography and non-fiction prose