The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Diplomacy and Government From the German Angle
RCC7923
The Short-War Illusion: German Policy, Strategy & Domestic Affairs, August-December 1914
ISBN
0874361184
Purchase Price
£26.99 (second hand)
Date Purchased
May 5, 2020
Publisher
ABC-Clio (American Bibliographic Center) (1973, Santa Barbara, California)
Notes
This is a study by a specialist academic writer of Germany in the first months of the war, i.e. from August until the end of the year. Part 1 of the book is about "The Assumption Tested (August - October 1914)" and has chapters entitled "Pursuit of Victory, The Military Aspects"; "Arrogance & Anxiety, German Foreign Policy"; "Procrastination & Pacification, German Domestic Affairs"; "Containment & Encirclement, The Entente's Policies"; and "Abstention, Intervention, or Mediation, the Neutrals' Policies". Part 2 is about "The Illusion Shattered, November & December 1914" and has chapters entitled "Stabilisation, not Annihilation, Strategy & Policy"; "The Eastern Distraction, Austria-Hungary & The Balkans"; "Implacable but Invulnerable, Germany & England"; "Divide & Conquer, Germany, Russia & France"; and "The Diagonal Policy, The German Government & People". These chapter headings should give the researcher a good idea of what the book is about.
0874361184
Purchase Price
£26.99 (second hand)
Date Purchased
May 5, 2020
Publisher
ABC-Clio (American Bibliographic Center) (1973, Santa Barbara, California)
Notes
This is a study by a specialist academic writer of Germany in the first months of the war, i.e. from August until the end of the year. Part 1 of the book is about "The Assumption Tested (August - October 1914)" and has chapters entitled "Pursuit of Victory, The Military Aspects"; "Arrogance & Anxiety, German Foreign Policy"; "Procrastination & Pacification, German Domestic Affairs"; "Containment & Encirclement, The Entente's Policies"; and "Abstention, Intervention, or Mediation, the Neutrals' Policies". Part 2 is about "The Illusion Shattered, November & December 1914" and has chapters entitled "Stabilisation, not Annihilation, Strategy & Policy"; "The Eastern Distraction, Austria-Hungary & The Balkans"; "Implacable but Invulnerable, Germany & England"; "Divide & Conquer, Germany, Russia & France"; and "The Diagonal Policy, The German Government & People". These chapter headings should give the researcher a good idea of what the book is about.
