The purpose of the First World War : war aims and military strategies /

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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Other Authors: Afflerbach, Holger
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2015]
Series:Schriften des Historischen Kollegs. Kolloquien ; 91.
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