The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary, 1914-1918 Paperback - 1996
by Holger H. Herwig; Preface by Hew Strachan
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The Great War toppled four empires, cost the world 24 million dead, and sowed some of the seeds of another worldwide conflagration 20 years later. Yet, until now, there has been no comprehensive treatment of how Germany and Austria-Hungary - two of the key belligerents - conducted the war and what defeat meant to them. Much of the writing on the war has hallowed the tactical and operational effectiveness of the German army. Yet Germany lost the conflict. In tackling this paradox, Herwig shows how greatly the Central Powers suffered from inadequate resources and an incapacity to manage effectively what they had. He also shows with clarity just how much of Germany's effort was expended in sustaining not only its own war effort but also that of its ally, without any corresponding subordination of Vienna to Berlin, as the economic and military realities required. But it is in his reassessment of Germany's military effectiveness that he offers the most fundamental corrective. For readers accustomed to criticisms of the various Allied commanders, Herwig's examination of the German military effort will have uncanny echoes. Even the famous German offensives of March 1918, regarded as a model of breakthrough operations by interwar theorists, are condemned not just for their lack of strategic objective but even for their tactical failings.
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- Title The First World War: Germany and Austria-Hungary, 1914-1918
- Author Holger H. Herwig; Preface by Hew Strachan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher A&c Black 3pl, United Kingdom
- Date 1996-11-29
- ISBN 9780340573488 / 0340573481
- Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.03 x 1.23 in (23.11 x 15.32 x 3.12 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1914-1918 - Germany, World War, 1914-1918 - Austria
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96-28152
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.414
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- Library Journal, 11/01/2013, Page 54
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